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Tree Surgeon Truck

Date: 1939
Description: An International D-300 truck owned by P. Hansling & Son Hartford Forestry Company Tree Surgeons is parked in the drive of a home with a large chimney. A ma...
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Town Hall

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the town hall, with storefronts on both sides and a street running in front of it.
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Town Hall

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Description: A view of the front facade of the town hall with a row of cars parked in front of the building.
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Town Hall

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the the front facade of the town hall and of the World War I memorial statue. A line of cars are parked in front of the building.
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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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Elderkin House

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Description: View of the Elderkin House with a stone wall in front. Caption reads: "Col. Elderkin House, Windham, Conn said to be the first brick house in the country, ...
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The Old McClellan Elms

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Description: View of the Old McClellan Elms, planted on April 19, 1775. Caption reads: "The McClellan Elms Set Out April 19th 1775."
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Boxwood Manor

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Description: The rear view of Boxwood Manor, the inspiration for the painter, Charles Vezin, in 'The Old Garden.'
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House on Walhall Estate

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Description: View across lawn toward a house on the Walhall Estate, built with Doric columns.
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The White House

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Description: The White House, an eighteenth century structure, was the residence of the Battell family.
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Noah Webster House

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Description: View toward the Noah Webster House, the home of American lexicographer Noah Webster, the author of the first American dictionary (1828), probably built cir...
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Cora Brown's Guest House

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Description: The guest house of Cora Brown, the first African American woman elected to a U.S. State Senate, with a table, chairs, and umbrella outside on the lawn.
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The Free Library

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Description: A view of the Free Library, and the home of Guilford Smith in the background on the right. No other building are visible. Caption reads: "Windham Free Libr...
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Clock Tower

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Description: View across lawn toward a vine-covered stone clock tower with trees in the background.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down tree-lined street, with houses and a sidewalk on the right. Utility lines run the length of the street, and two automobiles are parked at the cur...
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Thompson Common

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Description: View across the town's commons bordered with trees and stately town buildings. Caption reads, "The Common, Thompson, Conn. Looking South."
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Garden Fountain

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Description: View of fountain in a garden of the Walhall Estate. The fountain has a sculpture of a flower-adorned woman, and the garden features evergreen shrubs along ...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Exterior of Mill Number Six. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the American Thread Compan...
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Park Lawn Bordered by Plants

Date: 1924
Description: Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Connecticut. View of a small portion of the park's property bordered by plants. The original caption describes it as "well-plan...
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Saint Joseph's Guest House

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Description: View of Saint Joseph's Garden and statue at Saint Joseph's Guest House. Flowers and plants surround the statue, and church buildings can be seen in the bac...

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