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1914: Stamford’s “Auto” Fire Department Postcard

This picture is a high resolution scan of a mint condition colorized postcard from roughly 1914.  It depicts the motorized apparatus of the Stamford Fire Department in front of the Luther Street Fire Station.  With the first motorized Pope Hartford Chief's Car being bought in November of 1913 (shown as [...]

By |2021-06-14T13:20:01-05:00June 14, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1910-1919, Timeline, Views|Comments Off on 1914: Stamford’s “Auto” Fire Department Postcard

1928: Stamford’s Industrial Southend

The picture shown is a high-resolution scan of an image found in the 5th Grand Ball Program in 1928.  The view is looking west, across the East Branch Canal. The building along the canal still stands today but has recently been completed stripped down and rebuilt (shown below).  The Yale [...]

By |2021-05-31T16:10:02-05:00May 31, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1920-1929, Timeline, Views|Comments Off on 1928: Stamford’s Industrial Southend
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