Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island (1800′s)

Stereoview of Westminster Street in Providence, Rhode Island, c. 1800′s. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

Stereoview of People, Buildings, and a Hydrant Shooting Water Into the Air on Independence Day in Providence, Rhode Island (1873)

View of people, buildings, and a hydrant shooting water into the air in Providence, Rhode Island, July 4, 1873. By the photography firm Manchester Brothers.

Source: Boston Public Library.

View of Crowds Watching Union Soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Exchange Place in Providence, Rhode Island, Shortly Before Their Departure for Washington, D.C. (1861)

View of crowds watching Union soldiers of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Regiment in Exchange Place in Providence, Rhode Island, shortly before their departure for Washington, D.C., April 20, 1861. From Miller's Photographic History of the Civil War.