Picturesque Beach Pond

A simple post for August - this tranquil scene of Beach Pond is from an 1881 book with the evocative title  "Picturesque Rhode Island - Pen and pencil sketches of the scenery and history its cities, towns and hamlets, and of men who have made them famous."

"Picturesque Rhode Island" - by W. H. Munro.
J.A. & R.A. Reid, Publishers. Providence. 1881.

In addition to etchings and stories, this book contains advertisements from manufacturers and hotels of yesteryear. You can view a copy of this book for yourself at many of the Rhode Island's public libraries: (unfortunately the Exeter Public Library is not lucky enough to have its own copy):    Ocean State Library locations for "Picturesque Rhode Island"

...thanks to EHA Vice President Gary Boden for finding and sharing!