Photographs
Found in 302 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Public Works records
Materials in the collection include architectural plans and specifications for for State Captiol maintenance and repair projects, photographs of various Public Works projects, groundbreaking and dedication programs, and files documenting the Home Ownership Program.
Department of Transportation records
The Department of Transportation was created in 1969 per P.A. 768, sec. 3, with the merger for four agencies: State Highway Department, Department of Aeronautics, Connecticut Transportation Authority, and the Commissioners of Steamship Terminals.
Department of Veterans' Affairs records
The Department of Veterans' Affairs assists the State's veterans in obtaining benefits or privileges entitled to them under state and federal law. This record group includes records of the Fitch's Home for Soldiers and the Veterans Home and Hospital in Rocky Hill.
Elizabeth Dimmick Walters genealogical papers
Contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and genealogical notes on the Dimmick family.
Ella Grasso records
Includes correspondence, subject files, press releases, official statements, and speech files.
Emergency Relief Commission records
The General Assembly created the Emergency Relief commission in 1933 as a successor to the Connecticut State Emergency Committee on Employment and the Connecticut Unemployment Commission. It had two functions: approval of local municipal bonds for relief purposes and supervision of emergency unemployment relief projects.
Emergency War Service vehicle alongside train, circa 1945 May 22 - August 31
Fairfield Hills Hospital records
Fairfield Hills Hospital operated from 1933 to 1995. Includes admission and discharge registers, personnel records, and medical staff records.
Familiarization of the machine gun, circa 1942-1945
Fire drill at A.A.F., 1944 October 9
Firing a furnace, 1943 June 26
First Air Force Chemical Warfare Team, 1944 September 2
First Lieutenant R.E. Larson, circa 1942-1945
First Lieutenant R.E. Larson, circa 1942-1945
First Lieutenant R.E. Larson and Miss Irene Kristofac, circa 1942-1945
First Lieutenant R.E. Larson, Staff Sergeant Raymond Dunn, and Miss Irene Kristofac, circa 1942-1945
First Sergeant Edythe Griffiths, circa 1942-1945
Floods and Hurricanes in Connecticut collection
Hurricanes and Nor'easters can cause major flooding of the Connecticut River and its tributaries. Three of the more impressive include floods in March 1936, September, 1938 and August 1955.
Flora E. Shirah genealogical papers
Includes a booklet titled "A Man of Courage" compiled by Flora E. Shirah to tell stories about the life of her son, Wingate Hulbert Royce, to his children. Also includes family group sheets and a family album that contains family history of Flora Shirah, various family genealogy information, and family group sheets.
Forestry Department records
In 1921 the General Assembly reorganized the state forest administration. The State Park Commission became the State Park and Forest Commission and had authority to appoint the state forester, separating that office from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.