The only book I have on Rhode Island is the 1908 Warren and Barrington Directory.  This book was full of old pictures and some great advertisements too.  Plus the residential pages which I have online (click the link to the left). Below is list of the other information listed in this directory and is included on the CD.

The directory includes: Bristol Streets & Wharves, Warren Street Directory, Barrington Street Directory and Barrington Justices & Notarties.
The  Bristol, Warren, Barrington Business Directory includes:
Bakers, Boot, Bottlers, Contractors, Emigration Agents, Expresses, Grocers, Ice Dealers, Lubricating Saddles, Lumber Dealers, Musicians, Physicians, Road Builders, Roofers, Telephone Companies, Tents and Yacht Agencies.
There is a section of out of Town Ads which includes: Confectionery, Foresters, Funeral Design, Marine Motors, Masks, Real Estate Agents, Restaurants and Yacht Supplies. Plus a section which includes: Bristol Town Offices, Warren Town Offices and Barrington Town Offices.

The first part of the book has a number of pictures and illustrations of different parts of the towns.  I have put four of the images online and they can be viewed on the Warren Barrington page (click the link on the left).
The other images include:
Bristol from the Harbor, Colt Memorial High School, Bristol Baptist Church, Bristol The west Homestead, Bristol Ferry, St. Michael's Church, Bristol Trinity Church, Bristol St Mary's Church, Bristol Byfield School, Bristol Rhode Island Soldier's Home, Bristol Linden Place, residence of Col. Samuel P. Colt, Bristol High Street, looking south from Burton Street, Bristol High Street, looking south from Union Street, Bristol State Street, looking West from High Street, Bristol view of James DeWolf Perry Estate at Silver Creek, The oldest  house in Bristol built by Nathaniel Bosworth in 1680, Herreshoff Boat Shops, Bristol Bristol Ferry Lighthouse. Steam Yacht Roamer owned by Capt N.G. Herreshoff, Residence of Capt. Nathaniel G. Herreshoff, Southwest corner  Hope and Walley Streets, Bristol Residence of John B. Herreshoff,  High Street, opposite Burnside Street, Bristol section of the road in the woods at Mount Hope, Dumpling Rock and Shore at low water, Mount Hope in the distance, Congregational Memorial Chapel, Bristol Advertisement of Maple Grove Cottage with a nice picture Warren High School, F.S. Drowne's Residence, Joyce Street School, The Old Burr Homestead, The Waterman Homestead, Rogers & Allen's School of Business and Shorthand, A. Houle Ales Wines and Liquors (advertisement with a picture of him), A pretty road in Barrington (nothing else said), Town Hall, Barrington Town Beach, Barrington Warren Manufacturing Company, St. Mark's Episcopal Church and Massasoit Spring. 

Links to pages with information on the history of Rhode Island

http://www.state.ri.us/submenus/rihstlnk.htm

http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/studteaguide/RhodeIslandHistory/rodehist.html

Rhode Island USGenWeb Project:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/history.html

Lots of other links
http://www.info.state.ri.us/aboutri.htm

http://www.visitrhodeisland.com/history/famous.html

http://www.ohwy.com/ri/h/history.htm

Ghost Tours of Newport
http://www.ghostsofnewport.com/