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Gutchess College |
Grassroots Historians Series, Bridgeport History Center |
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Get insights through yearbooks |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Moving firm survived a century here |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Howland's grew fast in early years |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Factory explosion was wartime tragedy |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Socialist was close to McLevy |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Everyone in the city knew 'Billy' Prince |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Davidson's is the place for fabric: City's first fabric store opened on Main Street in 1935 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Fires haunted P. T. Barnum's career |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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First dental hygiene school was in city |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Witnesses saw Gustave Whitehead fly in 1901 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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City was home to 'peculiar' A&P founder |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Yellow Mill Village promised a better life in 1939 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Carrier company had roots in the city |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Hot dog stand became a city landmark |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Burroughs Library turns 75 years old today |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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A piece of history lost |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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All good homes had books |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Pianos were big business in Bridgeport |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Rudy Vallee once crooned in Bridgeport |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Amelia Earhart visited the city |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Coastline made city vulnerable during wartime |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Davey Brothers store was a South End jewel |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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The new Bridgeport High School is depicted in this 1917 postcard |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Bridgeport's Whitehead beat the Wright Brothers |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Pearl Harbor sub came to city |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Only a few knew Jasper McLevy's secret |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Originally called American Graphophone Co. |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Elsie the Cow meant Mitchell's Dairy |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Went Field was once Barnum's winter home |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Train depot from 1860s was crowded and dangerous |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Remembering the old Burroughs Library |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Little Liberia church traces its roots to 1826 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Black Bridgeport, Bridgeport History Center |
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African Methodist Church dates back to 1835 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Black Bridgeport, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Ganim not first city mayor with FBI problems |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Bakeries were big Bridgeport business |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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The winter of 1907 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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City sang along with Mitch and Jasper |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Read's Department Store in downtown Bridgeport was full of surprises for holiday shoppers in 1933 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Everybody Danced at Quilty's |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Plush home for destitute widows now stands as a Bridgeport's empty shell' |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Bridgeporters tuned into World War II |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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City turned out to hear JFK in 1960 |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Murals brightened up city post office |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Downtown window shopping was special |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Empty lot became historical building |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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There once was some Wild West in Bridgeport |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Main Street and Golden Hill Streets |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Klein's gift to Bridgeport is still thriving |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Sewing machine company thrived in East Bridgeport |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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