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Old Post Office 8 North Main - 1832.jpg
Postcard showing the front façade of 8 North Main Street. The colonial home, built in 1832, was at one time owned by the Andrews family and housed the West Hartford Post Office. At the time of this picture, it was a restaurant.

Old Town Hall and Webster Memorial Library - 1938 - Front.jpg
Sent to Miss Margaret Lernhard in Passaic, N.J. from Grace.

Reading Room - St Joseph College - 1940's Front.jpg
Black and white postcard showing female college students studying; no message nor postmark on reverse.

St. Joseph's College Riding Class - 1944 - Front.jpg
Black and white postcard showing female college students on horseback. Message on reverse; stamped and postmarked 1944.

Saint Brigid's School - 1960's - Front.jpg
Black and white postcard showing the entrance to Saint Brigid's School, located on Mayflower Street in the Elmwood section of West Hartford. No Message on reverse.

St. James's Parsonage and Church
Postcard showing the rectory of St. James's Church on South Main Street, facing the Green.

Sarah Whitman Hooker House - New Britain Ave. 1944 - Front.jpg
Black and white postcard sent in 1944 to Mr. G. Vernon Talbot in Meriden, CT. The front shows the home which stands on the southeast side of the intersection of South Main Street and New Britain Avenue in the Elmwood area of West Hartford. The…

Talcott House Sepia - 1915-20 Front.jpg
Black and white photograph with note penciled on the reverse indicating that it is the Talcott House. This home is located on New Britain Avenue in the Elmwood area of West Hartford.

Burgoyne Elms - 1928 - Front.jpg
Black and white private mailing card showing the elm trees said to be planted on October 16, 1777 to celebrate the surrender of General Burgoyne to General Gates, ending the War of Revolution. These are the trees which gave the Elmwood area of West…

WH Center 1925 - Front.jpg
Postcard, hand-colored, showing the Judd Building on the southeast corner of Farmington Avenue and South Main Street.
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