With the crazy pace of life these days, sometimes it’s nice to look back on simpler times. We discovered these photos of everyday life in Rhode Island in the Yale University Vintage Photo Library. They offer a glimpse of people going about their daily activities, not a smartphone or driverless car in sight.
- Employees leaving their jobs at Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company in Providence.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- In Foster, Mrs. Simon Kertulla works at her loom.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- A man gets ready for a trip into town in Johnston.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- Window shoppers look at a Christmas toy display in Providence.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- A Saturday night square dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tucker in Clayville.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- Kids getting out of school in Woonsocket.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- Making spaghetti and meatballs in Portsmouth.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
- The snowy streets of Providence.
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
These wonderful vintage photos give us a taste of what life was like in 1940 here in Rhode Island. Do they make you wistful for simpler days gone by?
Yale Vintage Photo Library/ Jack Delano
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