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Tractor Demonstration

Date: 1918
Description: A small group of women and men gather around a tent with a sign boasting of satisfied users of the Titan 10-20 Kerosene tractor. Another man is sitting in ...
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International F-31 Schwartz Furniture Truck

Date: 1920
Description: International model "F" or "31" truck operated by Schwartz Furniture Co. of New London, Connecticut. The truck is photographed on the street outside of the...
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General Electric Parade Float

Date: 07 1942
Description: A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty poses on a General Electric parade float. The sign on the float reads: "Speed 'em for Freedom." The original capti...
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Railway Tracks

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Description: Railway tracks along a residential roadway. A car is parked by the road and a few people stand around the area near a small store.
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Rocky Shoreline

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Description: View along a rocky coastline toward resort hotels. People are sitting on the rocks, and a man is in a boat near the shoreline.
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Swan Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: A view of homes on Swan Avenue. Most prominent are the screened porches that cover the facade of the homes. Two women are walingk down the sidewalk toward ...
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Hartford Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of Hartford Avenue. To the left is a field and trees, which partially conceals the buildings in the background, and to the right are...
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Trolley Car on Park Place

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Description: A street scene with a trolley car in the foreground. Up the small hill are two large buildings with people standing in front of the store windows, while a ...
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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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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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Camp Meeting Grounds

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Description: View toward a preacher's stand at the meeting grounds of the Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. A large group of people sit on outd...
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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. Adults and children gather around Cartwright Avenue near...
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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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Camp Grounds Store

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Description: View of the campgrounds store of the Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. A man, woman, and child stand at the porch of the store, un...
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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

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a beach and houses that line the shore. People sit on the beach, and a woman in the foreground wades in the water.
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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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