Tolland County · 1890
Storrs: classrooms, farm fields and early college life
Twenty photographs from 1890–1909 follow the agricultural college through lessons, farm work, student gatherings and a growing campus.
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Hart–Jarvis House, October 2017 · 2017-10-15COLLECTION 016Hospitals & historic homes
Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection
Portland, Connecticut · related Colt sites in Hartford
Trace the homes that preceded Elmcrest and the documented connection between the Hart–Jarvis House and Elizabeth Jarvis Colt.
Opening / first recorded · Hospital founding: 1938 in preservation nomination
Main Hospital, published 1888 · 1888COLLECTION 017Hospitals & care
Connecticut Valley Hospital
Middletown, Connecticut
Read the founding act, early opening report and illustrated accounts of the hospital’s buildings, farm and daily operations.
Opening / first recorded · April 30, 1868: opening to male patients
COLLECTION 102Parks & historic lands
George Washington Trail
Wallingford · Durham · New Haven
Roads, taverns and bronze markers: following Washington’s journeys through Wallingford and Durham.
Opening / first recorded · 1932 — commemorative route markers
A Middletown punch service at the Centennial · Published 1876. Souvenir of the Centennial Exhibition (1876), p. 108; public-domain illustration; digital reproduction credited to Design Meriden / art design café.COLLECTION 103Industry & working life
Middletown’s Silver Industries
Middletown · Meriden
Tableware, factory skills and a divided company history: the silver-plating businesses of Middletown.
Opening / first recorded · 1863–1864 — predecessor business; separate Silver Co. formed 1899
Portland brownstone quarry — historical postcard, 1911 · 1911COLLECTION 123Industry & working life
Portland’s brownstone quarries
Portland
The stone, workers and river transport behind the nineteenth-century brownstone landscape.
1850–1999
Arrigoni Bridge — image from a commemorative booklet, circa 1938 · circa 1938COLLECTION 124Bridges & transportation
Arrigoni Bridge: a new river crossing
Middletown · Portland
The 1938 crossing that joined Middletown and Portland above the Connecticut River.
1936–1999
DETAIL VIEW OF FOUNDRY PITS - Bevin Brothers Bell Shops, Bevin Court, East Hampton, Middlesex County, CT · 1979COLLECTION 125Industry & working life
East Hampton: inside the bell shops
East Hampton
Foundry pits, molten brass and hand work in the town known for its bells.
1850–1999
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut — later documentary photograph · 5 October 2011COLLECTION 126Arts & community life
Goodspeed Opera House: a theater returns
East Haddam
A riverside commercial building saved and returned to musical theater.
1876–1999
East Haddam Bridge over the Connecticut River, East Haddam, Connecticut — later documentary photograph · 5 October 2011COLLECTION 127Bridges & transportation
East Haddam’s swing bridge
East Haddam · Haddam
A movable river crossing that changed journeys between Haddam and East Haddam.
1894–1999
Chester railroad station — historical postcard · circa 1907–1915COLLECTION 128Railroads & travel
The Connecticut Valley Railroad
Old Saybrook · Essex · Deep River · Chester · Haddam · Middletown
From commercial rail service along the river to preserved steam operation.
1868–1999
F. M. Rose General Store and a trolley, Ivoryton — historical postcard · circa 1911–1915COLLECTION 129Industry & working life
Deep River and Ivoryton: factories and company towns
Deep River · Essex
Piano parts, workers’ housing and the buildings of the lower valley’s ivory industry.
1850–1999
Chester railroad station — historical postcard · circa 1907–1915COLLECTION 130Industry & working life
Chester and the Pattaconk mills
Chester
Water power, small manufacturers and the village around the mill streams.
1850–1999
Photo copy of historic photograph, 1972, VIEW LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING ORIGINAL AWNING AT BASE OF LIGHTHOUSE. U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit, Warwick, RI - Saybrook Breakwater Light, South tip of west end of Saybrook Breakwater, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT · 1972COLLECTION 131Coast & maritime life
Old Saybrook’s working lights
Old Saybrook
Lynde Point and the outer breakwater light at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
1886–1999
Detail of depot north elevation looking southeast - Old Saybrook Railroad Station, Depot, 455 Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT · Photograph date not recorded; survey documentation compiled after 1933COLLECTION 132Railroads & travel
Old Saybrook: a railroad junction
Old Saybrook
A station, interlocking tower and the work of moving trains safely through a junction.
1871–1999
COLLECTION 133Storms & changing landscapes
The Middlesex shore and the hurricane of 1938
Old Saybrook · Westbrook · Clinton
Wind, coastal inundation and the storm’s imprint on the lower Connecticut River shore.
1938
Durham, Connecticut, 1858 — landscape painting · 1858 (artwork)COLLECTION 134Arts & community life
Durham Fair: an agricultural gathering
Durham
A town-green fair that grew through volunteer organization, permanent buildings and recovery after interruptions.
1916–1999
COLLECTION 135Education & civic life
Wesleyan and Middletown: a changing campus
Middletown
College buildings, military training and the changing boundaries of access to education.
1850–1999
View looking north across marina - Singing Bridge, U.S. Route 1, over Patchogue River, Westbrook, Middlesex County, CT · 1997COLLECTION 136Bridges & transportation
Westbrook’s Singing Bridge
Westbrook
Steel, road traffic and the sound that made a bridge a local landmark.
1925–1999
1. EXCHANGE BLOCK, LOOKING NORTHEAST - Exchange Block, 108-150 Main Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT · April 30, 1978COLLECTION 104Places & community
Middletown’s Exchange Block: a Main Street in close-up
Middletown
A connected row of shops and upper stories records the changing face of Middletown’s downtown. A detailed architectural survey lets us read the block one storefront at a time.
1827–20th century
1. EXTERIOR, NORTH ELEVATION - Metro South Historic District, Middlesex Theater, 109-111 College Street, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT · July 1980COLLECTION 105Places & community
The Middlesex Theater: behind the College Street façade
Middletown
Seven survey photographs document a Middletown performance space, from its street elevation to the interior. The record connects local entertainment to theater architect Francis H. Kimball.
1896–20th century
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Joseph C. Berlepsch, Photographer March 23, 1934 NORTH EAST ELEVATION (FRONT) + SIDE - Richard Alsop House, Middletown, Middlesex County, CT · March 23, 1934COLLECTION 106Institutions & education
The Alsop House: a home becomes a place for art
Middletown
A High Street house links Middletown’s nineteenth-century domestic architecture with Wesleyan’s twentieth-century art collections. Period survey photographs bring its rooms and details into view.
1838–1952 and later
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