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Car on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a car driving on a dirt road along the Naugatuck River, with a wooden guardrail and river on one side, and a rock formation on the other.
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Bike and Car Road Scene

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Description: View toward a boy with his bicycle at the entrance to Putnam Hill Park on the left. There are telephone poles and trees in the center, street railroad trac...
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Pulpit Rock

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Description: A view of Pulpit Rock, where John Eliot preached to Native Americans. Text etched into the rock reads: "1686 Pulpit Rock -- Sacred Forevermore. 1886." Capt...
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Children on a Rocky Beach

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Description: View toward children playing on a beach among large rocks, with beach houses and trees in the background.
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Island and Boat Scene

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Description: Elevated view from Hubinger's Island featuring other islands, homes, and a boat.
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The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse and the General Spencer Monument

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Description: View of the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse, with the General Spencer Monument in the foreground. Erected by the State on the petition of the Nathan Hale Memorial ...
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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 Harbor

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Description: Elevated view of Norwich harbor. Oval-framed view features two ships in the river harbor as well as buildings on the waterfront and on the surrounding hill...
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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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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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Railway Station

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Description: A woman waiting inside Pond Point Beach's railway station. Beyond the station, there are beach houses and the waterfront.
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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 Four of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Am...
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Sheldon House Hotel

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Description: A view of the open-air pavilion at Sheldon House Hotel. The pavilion stands in a wooded area with mountains visible in the distance. A set of wooden stairs...
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Connecticut, from the Best Authorities

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Connecticut showing counties, townships, cities, roads, islands, swamps, hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, reefs, and numerous other geographical and...

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