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Hello! Your photography is truly stunning, I love the feeling of captured history your photos exhibit. I wanted to ask your permission to use some of your photos for a project of mine, with clear credit given of course. Feel free to decline! Much love xx

oh my goodness, thank you so so so much!! i know this message is probably years old but if the universe ever gets this back to you, 100% absolutely you can use them with credit. xx

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1502; moments from az

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1706; oregon coast

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2105; over a year later

#it's been a hot minute #a LOT of things have changed in my life this is my first time posting here in almost a year #I appreciate everyone that's hung around #photography #florals #original photography #photographers on tumblr #flowers #summer #lilacs #lilac bushes #rachael anthoney

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0307; Summertime Sadness

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0505; spring still came

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0211; Happy Belated Halloween

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0917; Mama's Garden

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0916; Little Neighbors, Pt. III

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0916; Little Neighbors, Pt. II

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0923; Candles, Coffee, and Cats

#welcome autumn!! #photography #photographers on tumblr #original photography #autumn #candles #books #coffee #cat #cats #autumn vibes #autumn aesthetic #rachael anthoney

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0916; Little Neighbors, Pt. I

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1409; Amongst the Wildflowers With You

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0608; Life Update, Living the Dream

#not aesthetic #dont care #photography #photographers on tumblr #original photography #chickens #farm life #rachael anthoney #wisconsin

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1607; Wikdflower Walks

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0207; Storm Clouds

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A Walk Through History

This past week, I had the opportunity (which is an odd word to use because it was sort of a salvaging of an already lost opportunity, but there you go) to visit Rhode Island. I had always wanted to visit Rhode Island ever since watching the beloved sitcom/drama (is it a sitcom?? that feels like the wrong genre) Providence with my parents when I was younger. It solidified my obsession with all things New England and my perpetual want to always have a sweet, lovable golden retriever by my side. I think that and my love of Lands End really did it for me.

Well, those dreams came true when I was able to rent a car in Manhattan and drive up the eastern coast through Connecticut and to the city of gorgeous history herself, Providence. I only had a solid six hours of sunlight between the night before and the next morning before having to go back to New York, so I decided to take a short ride around the city. Through true dumb luck, and I say this honestly because my GPS wasn’t working, I drove up on the oldest, longest, most well preserved mile of American colonial architecture in the country: Benefit Street.

Now, for those who, like me, were unaware this street existed, here’s a brief description/history. TripAdvisor listed it as #7 on Things to Do in Providence and I have to surely agree. Again, not having proper internet, I wasn’t able to really look up other activities. However, once I got out of my rental car and situated my backpack and camera, I was so incredibly engrossed in my surroundings that I don’t think I would’ve wanted to spend my time doing anything else.

I’ve always loved looking at various types of architecture, though I have never studied it. American colonial is one of my favorite styles and I was thrilled to see so many variations on the genre.

Benefit Street, also referred to as the Mile of History, is just that: a mile of historical homes laden with plaques that list the original owner/builder along with the year of construction and, in some cases, the year the home was moved from its original location to its current residence on Benefit Street. I won’t lie, I really didn’t know who roughly 90% of the residents were, but I did know how to read years and was thus blown away by the established dates of some of the homes.

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