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Denison Homestead Parlor

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Description: View of formal parlor in Deniston homestead. Built in 1717, the home is a museum today. The room features two formal portraits, a rocking chair, dresser, m...
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The Elton Hotel

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Description: A view of several people relaxing in the foyer of the Elton Hotel. The Elton was considered one of New England's most elegant hotels until the 1960s, when ...
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Masonic Temple

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Description: A view of chairs and tables in the social parlor of a Masonic Temple. Caption reads: "Social Parlor, Masonic Temple, Waterbury, Conn."
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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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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: A view of the auditorium and stage at Putnam Catholic Academy. Windows line the left and right sides of the hall, and a piano stands to the left. The stag...
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Academy of Our Lady of Mercy

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Description: View down center aisle in the auditorium at the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy toward the stage. The audience chairs are arranged in rows. Windows line both ...
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Academy of Our Lady of Mercy

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Description: View of the Bishop's parlor at the Academy of Our Lady of Mercy. A table with vase sits near the fireplace and has chairs gathered near it. A potted plant ...
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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: A view of the Study Hall at Putnam Catholic Academy. The room contains both small tables for one or two people and large tables for groups. Framed artwork...
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The Elton Hotel

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Description: Interior of the Flemish Dining Room at the Elton Hotel, built in 1905. Decorative lighting surrounds a domed skylight, and below, tables are set for a meal...
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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a science room at Putnam Catholic Academy, looking out over the desks toward the back of the classroom. In the back is a large gl...
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Putnam Catholic Academy

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Description: View across desks with typewriters in a classroom. A windowed partition separates it from a classroom with desks facing a blackboard on the other side.
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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Girls' Friendly Society Holiday House

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Description: A group of girls and women sit on the porch of the Holiday House of the Girls' Friendly Society while others sit inside an automobile at right to pose for ...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Playing Lawn Tennis

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Description: Men and women play lawn tennis (?) on the grass common in front of an academy.
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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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VIllage Green on Main Street

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Description: View of the village green on Main Street. Dwellings line both sides of the street.
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Main Street Scene

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Description: View down Main Street with the Congregational Church at right, erected in 1800.
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Business Section

Date: 1915
Description: View of the business section of town featuring Westbrook Tavern, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, First National Stores, a drug store, and an ic...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Main Street. Shops, wagons, and automobiles line the street.

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