"From the Historical Collection"

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Great fire of 1845 destroyed 49 buildings on Water Street
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NMW-163
Hat factory fire was one of city's worse (sic)
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NMW-155
Luckily, none hurt in 1891 coal bin collapse
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NMW-053
Baseball team on board 1911 Federal Express train wreck"
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NMW-094
It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's 1936, it was the Hindenburg flying over the Park City
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NMW-141
What rooftop was the photographer on?
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NMW-146
Looking for a photo of Gustave Whitehead in the air
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Sikorsky Airport originally was privately owned
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Arcade on Main Street
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East Side building has housed groups since 1866
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Bridgeport Architect left his mark on the city
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Cartoonist Walt Kelly was raised in Bridgeport
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Harding graduate created 'Pogo' cartoon
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Library mural is as grand as Bridgeport
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Jurgen Huge, 19th Century painter, captured city on canvas
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Soderholm's was known for Swedish rye bread
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NMW-270
Bakeries were big Bridgeport business
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NMW-302
Dance pavilion was a popular spot
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Everybody Danced at Quilty's
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Bank constructed ornate headquarters in 1917
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Bridgeport Savings Bank began on Water Street in 1842
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NMW-375
Many mergers led to Citytrust
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M & F Bank on East Side in 1873
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NMW-248
Barnum's Winter Quarters were in city's West End
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This Bridgeport landmark, gone forever, graced same corner location for a decade
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NMW-231
What's in a name? One Section of Bridgeport owes its moniker to a turn-of-the-century tavern
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NMW-067
Recalling the Pink Elephant Lounge's ambience
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NMW-037
JoJo the Clown was entertainer and hero
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NMW-026
P.T. Barnum worshipped at Universalist church
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With Barnum dead, circus moved Winter Quarters in 1927
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NMW-047
Barnum's Waldemere looked out over Long Island Sound
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NMW-076
The Hurricane of '38 was perhaps the worst storm ever
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NMW-171
Barnum took mayoral position seriously
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Barnum's estate was Bridgeport's Camelot
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NMW-387
Barnum was active until the end
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NMW-403
Barnum took office seriously
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NMW-412-b
P.T. Barnum didn't want statue displayed until after his death
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NMW-079
Baldwin Plaza named after former governor
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James Walker Beardsley
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NMW-068
Alfred Beers, city judge, was Civil War hero
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NMW-050
Bill Behrens served corned beef to his Irish friends
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NMW-338
Men in black made visit in 1953
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NMW-139
"I'll call back" immortalized by frequent visitor Park City
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NMW-230
Statue is Barnum gift
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NMW-027
City artist painted European royalty and American presidents
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Mount Rushmore sculptor built city fountain
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NMW-319
From Black Rock to Hollywood
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If you were looking for Jasper McLevy's snowplow, Peter Brewster had it all the time
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NMW-213
Captain John Brooks, Jr.: Sailor, businessman and community leader
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NMW-108
Festival's Ballyhoo featured comic Joe E. Brown
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NMW-153
McLevy and Bruno faced off twice
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NMW-084
Mayor Buckingham and his varied interests
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The Post Office Arcade
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Burroughs Family donates building to library
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NMW-405
Burroughs leaves legacy with buildings
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NMW-348
Bush Family Roots are in Greenwich
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"Charlie the Bum" wandered: homeless man was presence on East Side
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NMW-318
Sadie Griffin was first woman alderman
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NMW-416
African-American inventor lived in city
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