Postcards
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Postcards
Description
Images of Fairfield and the area from our collection of historical postcards.
Collection Items
Sunnie-Holme rose garden pathway
Color postcard of the rose garden at Sunnie-Holme, showing the grass pathway with rosebushes.
Penfield lighthouse postcard, c. 1900
Early 20th-century postcard, titled "Penfield Reef Light, Fairfield, Conn." showing people on balcony of lighthouse and rowboats in the water.
Railroad station postcard
Early 20th-century postcard, titled "R.R. Station, Fairfield, Conn." shows front of station, with a horse and buggy and an automobile in the driveway.
Fairfield beach "campers" postcard
Black and white postcard titled "Campers, Fairfield Beach. Fairfield, Conn." Shows large tent-like structures used to provide temporary shelter at the beach. An American flag and a pavilion are also pictured.
Although Fairfield's beach became a mecca…
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