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While typically postcards of this era depict scenery of wildlife or buildings, this one has a family in the picture. The picture is off the north side of Governor Street, which Gov. Lounsbury had a home built. Maps of the town reveal that the house…

Message to the people of Connecticut from Governor Marcus Holcomb

Portrait of Governor Marcus H. Holcomb

A grenade case from World War I.

Advert has a drawing of the Fischer Safety Fountain Pen. It suggests that the product should be purchased for letter writing to and from the war.

A view of the crowds lining Main Street at the intersection of Asylum Street from State Street. The building on the right is the Hartford National Bank and Trust.