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As It Was
| Hope you enjoy AS IT WAS. All information is copied from booklets purchased by or donated to MyWoonsocket.com |
Postcard pictures courtesy of
Mr. Larry Poitras
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Dates are from postmarks on postcards.
Dates are from postmarks on postcards.
Aerial Views of Woonsocket
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| 1905 Glimpse of Woonsocket | 1910 View of Social District | Bird's Eye View of Woonsocket |
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| Court St Bridge from Court House |
Center of Woonsocket from Bridge |
View from Sayle St. Bridge |
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| 1908 Blackstone River and Fairmount |
View from Bernon Heights |
Woonsocket Churches and Their Buildings
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| 1908 St. Ann Gymnasium | 1908 St. Ann Rectory | 1908 St. Ann Gymnasium and Rectory |
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| St. Ann's Church and Convent | St. Ann's Parochial School | Parish Priests |
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| St. Ann's Church Foundation | St. Ann's Church Construction |
St. Ann's Church Construction |
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| 1916 St. Ann's Crew | 1900 St. Charles School | St. Charles Church |
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| 1914 Jesus Marie | Convent of Jesus Mary | 1943 Globe Congregational Church |
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| 1917 Precious Blood Church | Precious Blood Church and Rectory |
1945 St. Anthony Church |
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| Advent Church, Park Ave. | Our Lady of Victory Church | Polish Church and Rectory |
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| St. James Episcopal Church | St. James Epicopal Church and Parish House |
1910 New Methodist Church |
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| 1913 Baptist Church | 1907 Sacred Heart College |
Landmarks
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| 1740 Elder Ballou Meeting House |
1910 Coble Rock | Coble Rock |
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| 1914 Willow St. School | 1915 Grove St. School | 1923 Y.W.C.A. |
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| Central Police Station | City Hall and Harris Library |
City Hall |
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| Club Canadien | Club Emabassy | Cold Spring Park |
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| Cold Spring Park | Court House |
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| Depot | NY NH and H RR Station | Woonsocket Depot |
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| Railroad Station | Earle Street School | 1911 Elder Ballou Meeting House of 1740 |
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| Elks Hall and Bijou Theatre | Woonsocket Lodge of Elks | High School |
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| Woonsocket High School | Kendrick Ave. School | McCarthy's Store |
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| Mt. St. Francis | Dormitory of St. Francis Orphanage |
Mt. St. Francis Chapel |
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| Odd Fellows Building Bernon St. |
OLV, Social St. | Police Station |
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| Pumping Station | RI Hospital Trust | Social St. Pool |
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| St. James Hotel | St. Vincent DePaul Home for Orphans |
WFD Station 3 |
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| WFD Station 5 | WFD Station 5 | Winnesuket Country Club |
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| Woonsocket Post Office | Woonsocket Hospital | YMCA |
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| Zanzibar |
Streets of Woonsocket
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| 188 4th Ave. | 1905 East School St. | 1905 Longley Building |
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| 1905 Social Corner | 1906 Court St. Bridge and Court House |
1907 Prospect St. |
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| 1908 Hall and Lyon Co. | 1909 Main St. | 1910 Court St. Bridge |
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| 1910 Hamlet and Carrington Avenues |
1910 Harris Ave. | 1910 Main St. |
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| 1910 Rathbun St. | 1910 Social Corner | 1912 Depot Square |
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| 1912 Entrance to Harris Estate |
1912 Market Square looking East |
1913 Main St from Clinton St. |
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| 1913 Main St. | 1914 Main St. and Monument Square |
1922 200 Park Ave. |
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| 1927 Edward St. Bridge | 1940's Main Street | Blackstone St. |
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| City Hall and Harris Institute |
Court St. Bridge | Covered Bridge Built 1898 |
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| Depot Square | Desrochers Bros. | Engineer's Residence Pumping Station |
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| Flynn Square Clinton St. Market |
Greene Street | Grove Street |
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| Hamlet Ave. Bridge | Highland St. | Main Street |
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| Main Street | Main St., Bijou | Market Square from Arnold St. |
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| Monument Square looking North |
Prospect Street | Providence St. |
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| Rathbun St. | South Main St and Globe Church |
Soldier's Monument and Monument Square |
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| Soldiers Monument | Spring Street | West Park Place |
People
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| 1911 Bresnahan Grocery Delivery |
Cherry Brook NE Coal |
New England Coal |
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| Joseph L. Gregoire Meats and Groceries |
Paul Carpenter Fruit and Produce |
Store Clerks Location Unknown |
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| Viewing Stand Location Unknown |
Mills
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| 1909 Taft Pierce Mills | 1910 American Wringer | 1910 Blackstone River and Nourse Mills |
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| Alice Mill- Woonsocket Rubber |
Alice Mills Rubber Mfg Plant | Alice Rubber Works |
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| Globe Mill | Hamlet Mills | Lafayette Worsted Mills |
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| Lawton Spinning Co. | Perseverance Worsted Mills |
Social Mfg Co Mills |
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| Social Mill of Manville Co | Social Mills | Social Mfg Co Mills from Pond |
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| Woonsocket Machine & Press Co |
Bridges and Water
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| 1907 Blackstone Falls | 1908 Globe Bridge looking up river |
1911 Bernon Falls |
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| 1911 Little Island Harris Pond |
1913 New Bernon Bridge and Dam |
Blackstone River near Pumping Station |
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| Globe Bridge and Blackstone River |
Hamlet Bridge and Blackstone River |
Harris Pond Woonsocket Junction |
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| River Scene at Cold Spring Park |
View from Sayles St. Bridge |
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| Woonsocket Falls and Sayles St. Bridge |
Woonsocket Falls | Winnesuket Canoe Club House |
Postcards are Complete.
Hope you enjoy them.
