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Broad Street Fountain, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, 1909

Subjects
ChildrenPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1909 (Golden Age)
Front of Broad Street Fountain, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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Back of Broad Street Fountain, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, 1909, c. 1909 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A fountain with a statue of a classical figure holding a spout, water spraying upward, in a park setting. Two children, a boy seated and a girl standing, are near the fountain basin; trees and a bench in background.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

arrived here safe and expect to stay [illegible] more one but it had rained here there all [illegible] and this [illegible] yesterday to [illegible] we are going down to Mr. Johns this eve am going to roasting ears for supper

PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
BROAD STREET FOUNTAIN, ROGER WILLIAMS PARK, PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PostmarkedWashington, PA, August 4, 1909, 09:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Nettie Crouch

Canonsburg, PA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Washington, PA
PublisherThe Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Series10033
ConditionGood
Place addressedNettie Crouch, Canonsburg, PA
Place depictedRoger Williams Park, Providence, RI
Place mentionedProvidence, RI
PublisherHugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1908, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed caption at bottom; surface wear and scratches. Postmark: WASHINGTON PA AUG 4 1909. Divided back; chromolithograph; imprint of Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland ME, printed in Frankfurt, Germany. Light edge wear.

Cite this card

Broad Street Fountain, Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/broad-street-fountain-roger-williams-park-providence-ri-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.