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Remembering Joseph Dewhirst Sr. and Patch |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Honoring a sewer machine entrepreneur |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Bridgeport lighthouse guided sailors into harbor |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Buckminster Fuller and his crazy-looking car |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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The Post Office Arcade |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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In 1860s, Bridgeport had its own North-South battle |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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James Walker Beardsley |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Burroughs Family donates building to library |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Without benefit of modern snowplows or snowblowers, an army of snow shovelers cleared Main Street in 48 hours. |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Library's Historical Collections offers chance to relive city's past |
“From the Historical Collections” by Mary K. Witkowski, Bridgeport History Center |
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Anna Baum Skane served people in need |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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The year Long Island Sound was frozen solid |
Bridgeport History Center |
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An early morning city street scene from 1888 |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Mount Rushmore sculptor built city fountain |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Kitty Sanford, rumors and her five husbands |
Bridgeport History Center |
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During World War I, a young Franklin Roosevelt toured city |
Bridgeport History Center |
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It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's 1936, it was the Hindenburg flying over the Park City |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Small group downtown formed Messiah Baptist Church in 1888 |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Resident pushed for women's right to vote |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Great fire of 1845 destroyed 49 buildings on Water Street |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Funeral of former mayor united McLevy and political enemies |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Big storm in 1934 kept residents snowbound |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Downtown holiday event in 1956 drew opera star |
Bridgeport History Center |
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A courthouse's beginnings |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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St. Margaret's Shrine was result of pastor's inspiration |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Can you guess the name of this 'business' on Main St.? |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Mayor Buckingham and his varied interests |
Bridgeport History Center |
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In 1955, McLevy faced declining popularity |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Some strange occurences on Lindley Street |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Dropping by the former Bryn Mawr Diner |
Bridgeport History Center |
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King visited city during 1960s |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Baldwin Plaza named after former governor |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Paving the city's streets and avenues in 1874 |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Johnson Oak was named after signer of U. S. Constitution |
Bridgeport History Center |
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The Hurricane of '38 was perhaps the worst storm ever |
Bridgeport History Center |
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The Hurricane of '38 was perhaps the worst storm ever |
Bridgeport History Center |
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St.Mary's School on East Side was first parochial school |
Bridgeport History Center |
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As 20th century approached, workers began to seek rights |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Burroughs Home assisted many women over nine decades |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Can you guess the name of this street from a 1915 photo? |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Jurgen Huge, 19th Century painter, captured city on canvas |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Desires to bring back shipping ebb and flow like the harbor's tides |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Alfred Beers, city judge, was Civil War hero |
Bridgeport History Center, Bridgeport Public Library |
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Recalling the Pink Elephant Lounge's ambience |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Remembering the Barnum Festival's glory days of 1955 |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Park City factory once housed Columbia Records |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Remembering an old department store |
Bridgeport History Center |
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The bridges that span the Pequonnock River downtown |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Prominent residents buried at Mountain Grove |
Bridgeport History Center |
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Jasper's McLevy's secret wedding in 1929 |
Bridgeport History Center |
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