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Photograph of West Street, Litchfield, Connecticut (2012-23-0), showing a mixture of brick and wooden structures. Store fronts include, Braman & Bissell, E.W. Meafoy, a stove and hardware store and a millinery shop.

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Litchfield photographs1 (2011-157-0) from circa 1900. The donor's parents were married at St. Michael's Church in 1942; mother (Francis Virginia Sidgreaves) lived on South Street; Grandmother (Mary Peal Morrow) lived on East Street. Views include South Street, North Street, northwest corner of South Street, East Park, the Hawkhurst, a resort hotel in Litchfield and 3 views of a winter ice storm.

Scope and Contents Two photographs of Litchfield (2013-128-0). One is the Alexander Catlin house at 258 North Street that belonged to Dr. Buel in the blizzard of 1888. Large snow drifts and a few people are visible. The second is the lower part of the business blocks on West Street and West park on the Litchfield Green. This was taken prior to the 1888 fire. There is a building visible on the Park that may be a temporary building after the upper West Street businesses and court house were destroyed in a...

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Program for "The Ghost Train," Aug. 12 and 13, 1932.

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Photographs and newsclippings related to the painting of LGBT rainbow crossings in Litchfield, CT.

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Handwritten records of the original proprietors and divisions of land in Litchfield (Conn.).

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Report on proposed regionalization of schools including plans from earlier years.

Scope and Contents The Record Book of Deaths in Litchfield collection (1971-72-0) is a photocopied record of deaths in Litchfield kept by Charles Trall. The book opens with an index, but the index does not appear to be organized in any fashion. After the index is the actual record of the book. For each person there is an entry which contains the date the person died and how old the person was. For men there usually is a mention of where the person was from, and for women usually is listed a close male...

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The Litchfield Republican records (1952-39-0) include a Day book, 1850-1853 for accounts of subscribers; a cash book for 1853-1854 for all monies received with names of subscribers; and a subscription list for the newspaper in Litchfield county towns. Currently housed in 3B Box 60.

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The Litchfield Restaurant Menus (2011-48-0) consists of menus from two establishments that closed c. 2011 - Aspen Garden Restaurant and Nonna Maria's Italian Deli.