Browse Items (30 total)

  • Tags: Postcards

Fairfield Beach.jpg
Colorized postcard showing people enjoying the beach.

scan0001 - wm.tif
The Birdcraft Sanctuary was created by pioneer conservationist Mabel Osgood Wright in 1914. With Annie B. Jennings' gift of 10 acres of land, Birdcraft became the first-of-its-kind songbird sanctuary in the nation, and formed the basis for the…

scan0007 - wm.tif
Color postcard of Bronson Avenue

CommunityTheatre_postcard.jpg
Postcard showing Post Road and exterior of Community Theatre, with parking in front.

The Community Theatre was opened in 1922. The building was built on a swamp known as Hyde's Pond. As a result of this, the foundation had to be stabilized by…

Fairfield Beach postcard.jpg
Colorized postcard of Fairfield Beach, c. 1932

campers.jpg
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…

beachPostcard-watermarked.tif
Postcard of the Fairfield Beach landscape and houses, c. 1900.

scan0002 - wm.tif
Fairfield Trust Company Building, Fairfield, Conn.

scan0011 - wm.tif
Color postcard of First Congregational Church in Fairfield, Conn.

Jennings Beach 1955.jpg
Color postcard of people on the beach, with striped sun umbrellas.
Output Formats

atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-xml, rss2