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The Connecticut State Capitol. Hartford, Conn.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Raphael Tuck & Sons circa 1905. Printed in England.
This view of the imposing state capitol is from a series published together. The series included the 45 capitols of the time, each with the state seal in the medallion.
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Capitol Hartford, Conn.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by Illustrated Post Card, New York.
Postmarked Nov 25, 1907.
Here the capitol is shown at a different angle than in the view above. Night views often include a full moon in the heavily tinted, cloudy sky.
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Old Connecticut State House
Antique postcard partial view circa 1905.
This state house was built from 1792 to 1796. When the photo was taken for this postcard, this old capitol
was Hartford City Hall. It is now partly a museum and partly
a venue for special events. The second and third floor exterior
is currently red brick, and the tall cupola is white. One face, maybe not
this one, has a white-columned portico.
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Old State House. New Haven, Conn.
Antique postcard published circa 1905 by American Art Works, West Haven, Conn. Message dated 1906.
Built from 1828 to 1831, this state house in New Haven alternated with the one in Hartford until 1873 when the new Hartford capitol was completed. This New Haven state house was demolished in 1889.
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Old State House.
Stereoscopic card created circa 1875. Creator: Bundy, J.K. (Joseph K.), Photographer. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.
This view is of the Old State House in New Haven. The two sides of this card are so similar, it is difficult to understand how the stereoscopic viewer can turn them into a 3D image.
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Old State House.
Stereoscopic card created circa 1875. Creator: Bundy, J.K. (Joseph K.), Photographer. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.
This enlarged view is included here to provide better detail.
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Capitol and Arch (Winter Scene) Hartford, Conn.
Antique postcard from the private collection of Valerie Mockaitis.
Published by The Chapin News Company (Incorporated), Hartford, Conn.
Made in Leipzig, Dresden.
Postmarked Jan 10, 1908.
The new capitol is adjacent to Bushnell Park, 41 acres of planned lawns, trees, and monuments flanking Park River. At the end of the bridge is the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch.
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Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
Antique, embossed postcard published circa 1905 by S. Langsdorf & Co. Publishing, New York, N. Y. Made in Germany.
Using the same photo and artwork as Tuck used in the view at the top, this publisher surrounded each of the capitols in the same patriotic border for this early postcard series. The state seal is in the medallion.
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Rhododendron, Connecticut State Flower
State Capitol, Hartford Conn.
Antique postcard. Copyright 1908 by Williamson-Haffner Co., Denver.
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Connecticut our own loved state,
Prosperous, powerful and great;
The mountain laurel, emblem thine,
For laurel wreath is victory's sign.
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Notice the caption by the flower says 'Rhododendron' while the verse mentions 'Mountain Laurel.' The two are very similar and from the same family, but they are not the same. Mountain Laurel is Connecticut's state flower.
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Hartford, Conn.
Bushnell Park and State Capitol by Moonlight
Antique postcard published circa 1910.
The moon, the building lights, the shadows, the light reflecting off the water . . . these make a lovely, believable night view. This probably started as a daytime, black-and-white photo.
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State Capitol and Petersburg Express,
Hartford, Conn.
Antique postcard published circa 1910 by Danziger and Berman, New Haven, Conn. Made in Germany.
The Petersburg Express is a Civil War mortar that was used in 1864 by the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery at Petersburg, Virginia.
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State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
Stereoscopic card created circa 1885. Published by Union View Co., Publishers, Rochester, N. Y. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.
Neither of the two sides of this card show the entire capitol building. The detail is remarkable, as can be seen in the enlargement below. The statue called Genius on top of the dome was removed in 1938.
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State Capitol, Hartford, Conn.
Stereoscopic card created circa 1885. Published by Union View Co., Publishers, Rochester, N. Y. Source: Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views.
This enlargement from the stereoscopic card above is included here to provide better detail. The two images were combined to show the whole building.
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