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Black and white aerial photograph taken of Arethusa Farm on Webster Road, Litchfield, Conn. The view is from the south and includes farm buildings and residences. The photograph was taken by John Carter, Winsted, Conn.

Scope and Contents The Charles Decatur Buell papers (2014-2-0) consist primarily of accounts and diaries kept by Charles D. Buell from 1870 to 1928. The accounts are for his grocery store in the center of Litchfield and his farm that was off Buell Road in Litchfield. He often recorded the weather as well. There are two volumes that were kept by Charles D. Buell's son,George W. Buell. Charles D. Buel died in 1928. The last account book, written in 2 different hands, is from 1929 to1955 and includes accounts for...

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Two copies (2017-06-0 and 2022-07-0) of a catalog; includes history of the 575 acre farm owned by Karl Milde; conditions of sale; and pedigrees. Prices of cows are penciled in in one.

Content Description Edgewood Dairy Calendars 2016-51-0 1938 and 1941 yearly calendar. 1938 and 1941 receipts removed from calendar pockets. 1938 calendar front shows a picture of two children sharing milk from a pitcher. The 1941 calendar front show a young boy sharing a glass of milk with a puppy. Each calendar comes tri-folded and when opened each month's page is also a pocket to hold bills-receipts-statements-memoranda. The back of each page has a space for writing a budget. Inside the back cover is...

Scope and Contents Edgewood Dairy, photograph of a rusted out truck in the snow. Falcon's Flight Farms advertisement. Golden anniversary. Reprinted from the Guernsey Breeders' Journal, April 23, 1964. [acc.# 1975-54-1] Toll Gate Dairy Farms, Inc. Litchfield, Conn., F.W. McCann, president and owner. Advertisement. Lakeside Park Dairy advertisement for Jersey Koumiss. Lakeside Park Farm: Brochure for Imported Jersey Bull "Desreauz. George E. Jones, proprietor. Brochure on Butter Tests of three imported Jersey...

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Booklet for Fernwood Farm "Closing-out sale of Jersey cattle and Shetland ponies" Litchfield, Conn. August 26, 1913.

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Photograph of Melanie T. Hilpert posing for an advertisement for Toll Gate Farms

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The personal papers of the Thompson family (1929-01-0, 3 linear feet) consists of correspondence, notes, personal manuscripts and newspaper publications of various writings of Esther H. Thompson on various topics pertaining to the history of Litchfield, including her childhood recollections of troops mustering for the Civil War on the town green.

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Diary of Malachi Tracy primarily recording work done in the Litchfield, CT area. The weather and some computations are also recorded.