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Harvesting Hay

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Description: Two men are shown harvesting hay, loading it onto a wagon pulled by a team of oxen. A steep hill with a small footbridge is in the background. Caption read...
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Gathering Hay

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Description: Two men and a boy are shown gathering hay. The hay is being loaded onto a wagon pulled by two horses. A brook and a road are in the background. Caption rea...
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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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Railroad Station

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Description: Willimantic Railroad Station was built for the Air Line route between Boston and New York City. The New Haven, Middletown, and Willimantic Railroad Company...
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American Thread Company

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Description: Mill Number Two of the American Thread Company. The English Sewing Company purchased the Willimantic Linen Company England mills in 1898 and formed the Ame...
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Allen-Beeman Company, Exterior

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Description: Exterior view of the Allen-Beeman Company. Text on the building reads "Public Warehouse," "Butter, Cheese and Eggs," "Office" "Engineers Dept." "Power Hous...
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Hayward Fire Company

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Description: A view of the fire station and two fire trucks, parked in front of garage doors. Centered between them is a shield-shaped sign the says "Hayward Fire Co."...
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Fire Engine

Date: 1915
Description: A view of the fire engine, with two firemen posing in the front seat, wearing their uniforms. The helmets have the number "2" printed on them. The fire s...
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Bethel Fire Department

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Description: A view of the fire department and engine. The station is wooden, with a look-out tower. It is small, and surrounded by other wooden structures, mostly ho...
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Elizabeth Park in Hartford

Date: 1925
Description: Elizabeth Park's landscaped park, including pond and footbridge. Two people sit on a bench in the shade on the right. The original caption describes the pa...
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Camp Meeting Grounds

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Description: View of the meeting grounds of Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. Two women walk toward the foreground on Prospect Avenue, a dirt r...
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Camp Meeting Grounds

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Description: View of the camp meeting grounds of the Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. Women and a child gather near a row of homes on Wesley C...
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Trolley Day 1908

Date: 09 01 1908
Description: View from lawn toward the street where a trolley runs, and horse-drawn vehicles parked along the curbs. People stand on the lawns and on porches, facing to...
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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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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

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Description: View along shoreline toward people relaxing on a beach lined with vacation houses. Groups of men and women are standing or sitting, some wearing street clo...
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Bayview Beach

Date: 1910
Description: A group of sunbathing adults and children standing and sitting near a blanket, folding chairs, and umbrella set up on a beach. In the background, swimmers ...
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
Description: View of a resort shoreline lined with vacation houses. People walk along the beach, swim, and sit on the sand or on an elevated boardwalk near the water.
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Palace House

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Description: A view across a lawn towards the Palace House, located on Sound View Avenue. Two women and a man sit in rocking chairs on the porch, while children play in...
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Sound View Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: An automobile is driving down a dirt road between two-story houses that line either side of Sound View Avenue. Two children are playing on the sidewalk to ...
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Seaside Cottages

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Description: Two children pose for a portrait while standing along a shoreline next to a row of cottages. Several rowboats are pulled ashore, and people are on the cott...

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