Here Are The Oldest Photos Ever Taken In Rhode Island And They're Incredible
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Tammy Laforest
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Rhode Islanders have been taking photos of the same things for as long as cameras have existed. Our historical records are replete with photos of ornate architecture, lush flower gardens, local celebrities, and the shocking aftermath of natural disasters, proving that we have always enjoyed capturing the same memories generation after generation, even when we had to pay for them to be developed. Take a look at the incredible old photos below.
This member-supported library founded in 1836 was beautiful enough to photograph even before the invention of film.
This photo of the First Rhode Island Militia is one of the very first photographs ever taken in the state.
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Shocking enough to snap a photo of, this bullet shell was found lodged into a tree at the location of the 7th infantry of Rhode Island.
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General Ambrose Burnside was known for his distinctive hairstyle which would become known as "sideburns." A monument of this war hero stands in Burnside Park in Providence.
Proof that we have been snapping photos of the Newport Mansions since the 1800s.
What good would a photograph of flowers be without color? This one snapped in 1914 was colored by hand.
This photograph from the 1930s is the equivalent of someone snapping a cellphone photo of weather damage today.
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