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| Newport, Rhode Island |
| Newport is a city at the southern end of Rhode Island, on Aquidneck Island. It has strong maritime connections and is a much visited resort with the famous "Newport Mansions" attracting many visitors. |
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| Two postcards from 1942 which show the US Naval Training Station at Newport. |
| Clarke Street and Trinity Church in Newport. |
| We'd be delighted if you would sign our Guest Book ! We welcome suggestions, corrections and constructive criticism - or just say "Hello !" and tell us where you come from. |
| Newport Beach - a postcard from 1920. |
| An unused and undated postcard of the Cliff Walk at Newport. |
| An early 20th Century postcard of Ochre Point on the Cliff Walk at Newport. |
| The Forty Steps, Newport. |
| "Beacon Rock - residence of E D Morgan, Newport RI". No date for this unused postcard. |
| Did You Know......that the film actor Van Johnson was born in Newport in 1916 ? |
| And Did You Also Know......that a certain Senator John Kennedy married Jacqueline Bouvier at St Mary's Church in Newport on 12 September 1953 ? |
| Bellevue Avenue and the Casino. |
| Ida Lewis's Lighthouse. |
| The Newport Jazz Festival This festival began in 1954 and has been held every year since then, although not always in Newport ! I was there in 1963 and saw Stan Getz, Astrud Gilberto and Thelonius Monk. Listen to some jazz whilst looking at our postcards of Newport. |
| The Newport Trust Company Building. |
| Charles Warren Lippitt's House in Newport. |
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| The "Breakers". |
| "Bleak House". |
| The Old Jewish Synagogue. |
| The residence of Mr E C Knight of Philadelphia. |
| The Old Mill, or Newport Tower, in Touro Park. |
