Currently the Narragansett Salt Water Fishing Club.
M019092. Postmarked Aug. 12, 1921? Wakefield, RI to Mrs. Chas. Hall c/o Mrs. Sarah Knowles, Point Judith, Narragansett Pier, RI
Color postcard of beach scene, Matunuck Beach, RI.
Postmarked Wakefield, RI, to Mr & Mrs Cyrus Eddy at 47 Broad Street, Norwood RI (Cranston). From Dorothy and Fred. One cent stamp.
Colorized picture of a fishing dory and two fishermen on Matunuck Beach. Made in Germany. Number C867. Mailed from Wakefield RI to Mrs. H. A. Barney, 700 Main St, Pawtucket RI from Mrs. Tucker.
Color postcard showing a quotation by Edward Everett Hale: "Look up and not down, Look forward and not back, Look out and not in, And--lend a hand." Hale's Boston-based "Lend A Hand Society", incorporated 1892, still operates today.
Hale residence is on property next to Hale Library which was built for and named after Edward Everett Hale's son, Robert Beverly Hale. Unmailed postcard.
Color postcard showing beachgoers and surf. Mailed from Wakefield RI to Mr. and Mrs. Julien Leroux and family, Pawtucket, RI 02860, from Sue and Diane.
What is apparently the wreck of a coal barge on beach. People used to gather coal from the beach in buckets. . Mailed from Pawtucket, RI to Mr. John N. Arnold, Dodge Pond, Rangeley, Maine. Number A-98157. Made in USA. CT. American Art, Chicago.
Red roofed building was restaurant La Bea's (sp?). It was located across the street from the "Marilla". Burned down. No. 109591. Made in USA. C.T. American Art Colored. Chicago.
Fishermen, dories, bathers on Matunuck Beach. Fishing shacks on right .Great Aunt's bath house in center, Gould Cottage on left. People on beach. "Pub. by Mrs. Horace Tucker" on front. Mailed to Miss Bertha ?, Youngs Hotel, York Beach, Maine.
Color postcard of William B. Weeden property on the corner of Route 1 North and Matunuck Beach Road. People would come to this house for water. Octochrome. No. D12962. Made in Germany. Unmailed.
Fishing shacks on right. Great Aunt's bath house in center, Gould Cottage on left. No people on beach. Lobster pots near boats. No. 3747. Mailed to Miss Grace Kennedy, 26 Cypress Street, Providence RI.
Boardwalk shown ran from Carpenter's Hotel t Fishing Club on the ocean side. Houses visible on left: Dr. Millette's; New Dawn; Marilla. Prospect Street after Marilla. Buena Vista is straight ahead. Americhrome. Printed in the United States. M-8714.…
A private residence next to Robert Beverly Hale Library.
Americhrome M-8717 Postcard
Addressed to Miss Gertrude Martin of Barrington Center, RI, from Maude.
Color postcard showing birthplace of Comm. Oliver Hazard Perry, born August 20, 1785, who was called the Hero of Lake Erie for his victory over the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
Number 12344 on front. Postmarked Oct.…