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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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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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Governor John Winthrop, Jr., Statue

Date: 1905
Description: Published by the Albertype Company of Brooklyn, New York, the image features Bela Lyon Pratt's statue honoring Governor John Winthrop Jr., once Governor o...
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Old Homestead

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Description: A view of an old homestead behind a cluster of trees. Caption reads: "An Old Homestead, Storrs, Conn."
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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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Factory and Town

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Description: Elevated view of a factory building and surrounding town.
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Farmhouse and Barn

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Description: View of a farmhouse, driveway and yard. A barn is in the background.
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Row of Homes

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Description: Children standing in the rear of a row of homes.
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Acadian House

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Description: Colonial home, built in 1670, became the residence for Acadians, the descendants of the seventeenth-century French colonists who settled in Acadia, followi...
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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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Birthplace of Nathan Hale

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Description: The birthplace of Nathan Hale, martyr soldier of the American Revolution. Caption reads: "Nathan Hale Birthplace, So. Coventry, Conn."
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Wolf Den Farm

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Description: A view of Wolf Den Farm, best known for the wolf's den where General Israel Putnam killed the last wolf in Connecticut.
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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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The Simsbury 1820 House

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Description: The Simsbury 1820 House was originally owned by Revolutionary War hero Noah Phelps who gave it to his son Elijah, and the house remained in the family unti...
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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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