Union Station showing Burnside Statue, Providence, R.I.

Union Station showing Burnside Statue, Providence, R.I.

Providence, RI

Another view of Union Station. Please see The Union Station and its Surroundings, Providence, R.I. view card for additional information.

The Burnside Statue is of Ambrose Burnside, a general in the American Civil War from Rhode Island. It was cast at the Henry-Bonnard foundry in New York City in 1887. Including its base, It stands 16 feet high and cost $32,000.

The Robbins Brothers Co. Boston, Mass. and Germany

Based in Boston, the company published and printed New England view-cards and holiday cards from 1907 to 1912 in tinted halftone.

Undated, ca. 1907

Courtesy of the Historical Society of Smithfield, Smithfield, RI.

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Providence, RI

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3.5 x 5.5 inches