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Willimantic Cotton Mill

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Description: View of Willimantic cotton mills across railroad tracks with three men standing in front. Caption reads: "Willimantic Cotton Mills Corporation, Willimantic...
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Holland Manufacturing Company

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Description: Street side view of Holland Manufacturing Company's West Mill, silk producers. Caption reads: "Holland M'F'G. Co. - West Mill, Willimantic, Conn."
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Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company

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Description: View from across a lawn of Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company buildings, producers of paper making machinery and laundry equipment. Caption reads: ...
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The entrance to St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the entrance and front facade of St. Joseph's Hospital. A man stands on the sidewalk near the entrance. A fence surrounds the building, and a man...
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The Simsbury 1820 House

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Description: The Simsbury 1820 House was originally owned by Revolutionary War hero Noah Phelps who gave it to his son Elijah, and the house remained in the family unti...
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Street Side Terraces

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Description: View across road toward homes set above the street on an incline. Horses and carriages are parked on the other side of a street along a brick wall. Two spi...
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The Falls

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Description: View toward two waterfalls flowing over rocks into a ravine. One waterfall is held back by a dam and the other is traversed by a railroad bridge. Trees and...
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Cottages

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Description: A street view of cottages, with a boardwalk and a fence in the foreground. Houses line both sides of the unpaved road.
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Home of Justice Louis Busker

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Description: View toward the home of Justice Louis Busker. The second floor is obscured by trees, and a horse-drawn carriage and outbuildings are on the right.
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Walhall Estate Garden

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Description: View of pathway through an elaborate garden on the Walhall Estate. Features large ceramic vases, a trellis and a metal fence as well as a stone pathway and...
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Distant View of Town

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward town, including houses, a church and surrounding wooded hills. Caption reads, "Bird's-eye View of East Hampton, Conn."
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Three of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the A...
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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Grove-Putnam Park

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Description: Elevated view across road towards Grove-Putnam Park. A short, stone wall separates automobiles parked on the road near the park. People are sitting at picn...
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Lyme (?) Grange Fair

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Description: View of Lyme (?) Grange Fair, featuring cattle being shown in a field, a wagon, several people, and a fence.
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Cars Traveling on a Country Road

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Description: Cars travel past dwellings and power lines along a country road.
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Parking Lot of International Metro Trucks

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view looking over a parking lot full of International Metro trucks. Factory buildings are in the background.
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International Metro Trucks in Parking Lot

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of International Metro trucks filling up a parking lot.
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International Metro Trucks

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of International Metro trucks in a parking lot beside factory buildings.
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International Metro Trucks

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of International Metro trucks in a parking lot beside factory buildings.

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