Image shows the SS Pilgrim. The steamship has two stacks, a beam engine and an sidewheel.

Detail of damage to the hull of the SS Pilgrim after being hit by the SS Taunton.

Image shows the SS Pilgrim dry-docked at a wharf.

Image shows the SS Plymouth. The steamship has two stacks, a beam engine and an sidewheel.

Image shows the SS Pilgrim in the water. Passengers are visible on all decks of the ship. Ships are visible in the background.

Interior view of Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul taken from the second level facing the altar.

Image shows the SS Old Colony in water.

Image shows the SS Newport in a harbor. The Newport is a sidewheeler and has four steam stacks.

Photograph of SS Newport leaving dock. One person is standing on the dock facing the boat. Rocks on the shore are visible in the foreground.

Image shows the SS Newport. The steamship is a side wheeler and has four stacks. The city of Newport is in the background.

Composite photo of the Mount Hope steamer and its captain, C. Brandford Ricketson

Image shows the SS Mount Hope in the Providence Harbor. The Narragansett Electric Company building (between South & Elm Streets) is visible in background. Dark smoke rises from the steam stack. The photograph is used as a greeting card.

Image shows SS Massachusetts docked at wharf in Fox Point harbor.

Image shows the SS Massachusetts in water. Flags fly from the Ship, including a sign for the Boston Merchants Line.

Full length view of steamboat Mackinac at dock. Houses and trees are visible on the hill behind the dock. A small sign pointing toward the street is behind the ship.

Full length view of steamboat Mackinac at dock. Houses and trees are visible on the hill behind the dock. A small sign pointing toward the street is behind the ship.

Side view from across the water of SS Eolus, a sidewheeler steamboat on the Newport-Wickford line. The ship is at dock, where a building and cargo can be seen.

Full length view of steamboat Commonwealth on the Fall River Line. Smaller boats are seen in the water in front of the Commonwealth.

Image shows the SS Commonwealth, a Fall River Line in the water. A second steamship is partially visible behind the Commonwealth.

Image shows the SS Commonwealth, a Fall River Line docked at a wharf. A second steamship is partially visible behind the Commonwealth.

Image shows the SS Bristol in water. Passengers are visible on all levels of decks. The SS Bristol is a sidewheeler with two steam stacks.

Full length view of steamboat Bay Queen, flying flags at bow and stern and passengers visible on deck. Houses, rocks, trees, a small sailboat and a lighthouse are visible in the background.

Full length view of steamboat Bay Queen, flying flags at bow and stern and passengers visible on deck. Houses, rocks, trees, a small sailboat and a lighthouse are visible in the background.

Aerial view of SS Ariadne, Caribbean Cruise Lines, at Providence dock. A parking lot is seen on the left of the photograph; at the dock by the ship is a building, perhaps for lumber shipments.

SS Ariadne, Caribbean Cruise Lines, at Providence dock with a crowd of passengers on the dock. A large industrial building is seen in the background.

Aerial view of SS Ariadne, Caribbean Cruise Lines, at Providence dock with a crowd of passengers around it. A large parking lot, industrial buildings, and the Providence skyline are seen in the background.

Aerial view of SS Ariadne, Caribbean Cruise Lines, at Providence dock. A parking lot for passengers' cars is seen in the foreground.

Aerial view of SS Ariadne, Caribbean Cruise Lines, at Providence dock with a crowd of passengers around it. A large parking lot, railroads, and lumber are seen in the foreground.

Image shows two couples sitting on veranda of the Squantum Club.

Image shows laundry hanging on clothesline from a house in the "Italian quarters".