BELOW, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A woman fishes off a boat in Point Judith, 1959 (State Archives). Girls enjoy ice cream
at Rocky Point, circa 1950 (State Archives). A young girl uses a branch and string to fish in a Cranston pond, circa 1945
(Karl G. Burdon, via PPL digital collections). FACING PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: A couple dances in the
moonlight by the water in Newport, 1956 (State Archives). Top prize in a tuna tournament, 1959 (State Archives). Visitors
gather on the dock at Rocky Point, with amusements in the background, 1890 (PPL digital collections).
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