Edible Rhody

Every Picture Tells a Story

• This photo shows the Old Hummocks in its prime, at the anticipatory moment when the tarp is removed from the bake and the cooked clams are portioned out for hungry Rhode Island hedonists. Photo courtesy of Providence Public Library

• The classic shore dinner hall, Silver Spring, built in 1863, had its own steamship landing and bakery. Photo courtesy of Providence Public Library

• Aunt Carrie’s is still a Rhode Island tradition. From left to right, Governor John G. Roberts, Carrie Cooper and Ulysses “Uncle Lys” Cooper on April 17, 1951. Photo courtesy of Aunt Carrie’s

• Some clam shacks had shorter histories, like this “Clam bar north Tiverton, circa 1950.” Photo courtesy of Rhode Island State Archives

• The “take home” clambake was a fad in the 1950s and ‘60s. Photo courtesy of Henry A.L. Brown