Image shows sailboat sailing in open water. Crewmembers are visible in the boats.

Image sailboats in Newport Harbor. Crew members are visible on the boats. Three warships and a lighthouse are in the distance.

Image shows a sailboat sailing in a harbor. Anchored sailboats and an industrial area are in background.

Image shows the Sagamore docked at a wharf in Bristol, R.I. Mill buildings and homes are in background. A water tower reads "Cranston Worsted Mills" (125 Thames Street).

Sabin Tavern seen from the opposite corner of the street.

View from the opposite corner of the street of the Sabin Tavern, a large multi-story house on the side of a hill.

View from the opposite corner of the street of the Sabin Tavern, a large multi-story house on the side of a hill.

View of horse-drawn carts in a railroad crossing on Sabin Street. A sign above the crossing reads "Railroad crossing - look out for the engine while the bell rings"

View looking east of Sabin Street, showing large brick buildings, cars, and pedestrians. A "Beverly Street" sign is on a lamp post in the foreground.

Street view of buildings and trees along Sabin Street. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carts are in the street.

Image shows the Sabin Point Lighthouse in the Providence River. A figure stands inside doorway of lighthouse. A Newport ferry in the Providence River is in background.

Image shows crowds standing on sidewalks in front of shops and houses at the corner of Farewell and Broadway. Shop signs for Geo.W. Calahhan, Horseshoer, and Hayman & Nason House, Sign, & Fresco Painting hang on the side of a building.

Steamboat What Cheer in a narrow body of water, travelling past industrial buildings. Photographed from dock. Flag visible on bow.

Steamboat What Cheer in a narrow body of water, travelling past industrial buildings. Photographed from dock. Flag visible on bow.

Full length photograph of steamboat Richard Peck in open body of water. A town is visible in background

Full length photograph of steamboat Richard Borden at dock. Businesses Eastman Coal Co. and Peck & Black are visible in the background.

Full length photograph of steamboat Rhode Island in open body of water. Flying many flags and paddle wheel prominent. Town visible in far background.

Full length photograph of steamboat Rhode Island in open body of water. Flying many flags and paddle wheel prominent. Town visible in far background.

Image shows the SS Puritan in a harbor. Passengers stand on all levels of the ship's decks.

Image shows the SS Pilgrim. The steamship has two stacks, a beam engine and an sidewheel. Small boats are moored near the ship. Photograph is credited to a M.W. Hall, who may be Marshall Wheeler Hall (b. 1865, d. 1931), a reporter at the Newport Daily News.

Image shows the SS Pilgrim. The steamship has two stacks, a beam engine and an sidewheel. Two sailboats are moored in foreground.

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.

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.

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 Day Star travelling in open water. The shore and some buildings are visible in the background.

Steamboat Connecticut passing an ice cream shop on the shore. A crowd is seen gathering on the shore, and some seen on the roof of the barn. A small rowboat is seen in the foreground.

Full length view of steamboat Connecticut in a narrow body of water. People and horse-drawn carriages are watching from the shore in the foreground. A second steamboat is visible in the background.

Full length view of steamboat Connecticut in a narrow body of water. People and horse-drawn carriages are watching from the shore in the foreground. A second steamboat is visible in the background.

Image of the S.S. Commonwealth of the Fall River Line