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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Hartford · WindsorThe Hartford Circus Fire: July 6, 1944
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WaterburyHoly Land USA: Waterbury’s Hilltop Landmark
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View north, general view from water · April 1993COLLECTION 137Maritime industry
State Pier: Rails, Cargo, and New London’s Working Waterfront
New London
Follow a state-financed harbor project from its 1914 construction to a richly photographed working waterfront in April 1993.
1909–1995
Exterior, west elevation · 1971COLLECTION 138Railroads and preservation
Union Station: A Railroad Gateway Saved in the 1970s
New London
Exterior and interior photographs from 1971 and 1975 trace the architecture of New London’s Richardson-designed station during its preservation years.
1885–1975
View looking north · June 1997COLLECTION 139Lighthouses
New London Ledge Light: A House in the Harbor
Groton · New London
A rare masonry lighthouse off Groton, serving New London’s harbor, documented inside and out in June 1997.
1854–1997
Marine Railway Headhouse and Offices, west side. · 1975–1978 (survey photography; individual exposure year not specified)COLLECTION 140Shipbuilding and maritime labor
Thames Shipyard: Tugs, Steam Railways, and Repair Shops
New London
Explore New London’s tug-and-barge repair landscape through workshop, machinery, waterfront, and aerial photographs made in 1975–1978.
1865–1978
View of escape training tank, looking south · October 1987COLLECTION 141Naval heritage
Groton’s Submarine Escape Training Tank
Groton
Twenty photographs document the distinctive training tower and its support buildings in October 1987, after the tank had been decommissioned.
1915–1992
West and south elevations of original 1871 mill · June 1958COLLECTION 142Textile industry and mill villages
Ponemah Mills and the Workers’ Houses of Taftville
Norwich
Factory interiors, monumental mill elevations, the Shetucket dam, and company housing reveal the connected industrial landscape of Taftville.
1865–1970
View west, general view of dam, with canal spillway, west abutment, and gatehouse in distance · June 1994COLLECTION 143Waterpower and industrial engineering
Greeneville: The Dam and Canal That Powered a Neighborhood
Norwich
Thirteen photographs from 1994–1995 trace the dam, headgates, canal, spillway, and drain gate behind Greeneville’s industrial development.
1828–1996; emphasis 1850–1996
Main gallery · June 1958COLLECTION 144Museums and education
Slater Memorial: Art, Education, and Norwich Free Academy
Norwich
Historic photographs lead from the Slater Memorial’s brick exterior and carved entrance to its great galleried exhibition room.
1856–1961
View, looking east, showing bridge closed · 1978COLLECTION 145Railroads and movable bridges
Mystic’s Railroad Swing Bridge: A River Crossing at Work
Groton · Stonington
Photographs from 1978 document the railroad swing bridge, its operator’s house, machinery, and relationship to the Mystic River.
1905–1983
View from Wilcox Road, looking southwest over railroad tracks towards Latimer Point · April 1997COLLECTION 146Coastal communities
Wilcox Road: Fishing Families, Shore Houses, and the Railroad
Stonington
Eight photographs from April 1997 explore a coastal district shaped by menhaden fishing, family houses, an old cemetery, and the shoreline railroad.
1858–1997
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