Preserving and Sharing Guilford's Treasures
P.O. Box 363, Guilford, Connecticut 06437 ~ (203) 453-2263 ~ Registered 501c3 Non-Profit
Our Mission: To collect, preserve and share the history of Guilford, Connecticut for present and future generations.
Groups
Part One
P-1502
Group of three children under a tree.
Photographer
? Hubbard
L-R Scott, Catherine and Isabel Bryan at the pig pen at Cherry Farm on Moose Hill Rd. (identified by Scott Bryan) The Thoams Gould house 172 Moose HillRoad built in 1709.
P-1504
Assembly at railroad station
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
To see Guilford Battery off to camp at Niantic at the outbreak of the Spanish American War.
P-1506
Man, woman, 2 children and a dog sitting on the lawn with large house in the background.
Photographer
Charges D. Hubbard
P-1508
Fair Street School
Originally there was a lake at the front of the lot and the school was in the rear almost Church St. The building was moved by oxen according to Marie Griswold after she moved to Fair St. in 1910. backside
P-1510
Men and boys in field, refreshments.
Date W.W.I. era
Photographer
Henry S. Davis
Possibly not Guilford
P-1512
Members of the Guilford Battery
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
L-R Robert Oughton(?), Charles Barnes, John Daile? Dailey, James Wildman at the training camp in Niantic at the outbreak of the Spanish American
P-1514
Civil War veterans.
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
Roger Davis with white beard, Samuel Griswold, O. Dell Chittenden carrying flag, A.G. Somers in back of Chittenden. Taken on Water Street at the corner with Whitfield Street. (Hotel is on the right - in 1975 this is where Monroes Drug Store is)
P-1516
Thanksgiving 1884
1884
Photographer
Harriet Hunt Bryan
Harriet Hunt Bryan (4th from the left) Thanksgiving Cherry Farm Mrs. Bryan's home #177 Moose Hill Hoad, before she lived at Guilford Point.According to Scott Bryan, on left is Horace Norton, 2nd from r. Kate E. Hunt
P-1518
Part of the Leete’s Island Children Leete's Island School, Leete's Island
1885
Photographer
Harriet Hunt Bryan
1st row Willie Anderson, Burdette Leete, Abbie Leete (teacher), Mary Bergen, Mary Dolan, Hulda Anderson, Kate Dougherty. 2nd row Josephine Leete, Sophia (Mary) Barrett, Park Culver, Wayne Leete, Irving Leete, John Dolan, George Watrous, Dwight Bartholomew. 3rd row Mary Dougherty, Nellie Leete, Sarah Leete, Helen Culver, Fanny Leete, Elmer Anderson, Harry Watrous, Clarence Leete. Identified from M.Morasky’s photo, she was the teacher’s granddaughter.
P-1520
1903 High School graduating class
1903
Photographer
Auto Photo Co. Bridgeport, Ct.
Lillian Yale, Lunette Hull (Pitts), Vera Parmelee, Florence Beebe _(Rowland), Edith Lewis Edith Lewis was Marie Griswold's English teacher, also daughter of the principal and lived on Fair St. Vera Parrelee was Earle Leete’s wife.
P-1522
Two boys fishing on seashore
P-1524
Boston Street School.
October 1884
Teacher Miss Eva Buckingham, Back row L-R Frank Rossiter, James Williams, Harry Watrous, Fred Rolf, Robert Oughton, Fred Cargil, Charles Field, Roy Wingood, Middle row L-R David Rossiter, Bert Butler, George Bradley, Ernest Williams, Fred Fuller, Truman Norton, Frank Bennett, Rowland Blatchley. Front row L-R Louis Coulter, Charles Hubbard, Otis Storer, George Watrous, John Hannon The old school which was just west of the present (1975) building inside the present palisades fence
P-1526
Group Fresh Air Children in Guilford two weeks
Dolph Mrs. F. Spencer Not local children.
P-1528
L-R Frank D. Spencer, Henry Prout, G. Willis Hull.
Taken at Indian Cove. Spencer was from the Fair Street foundry. Prout lived on Muberry Point. Marie Griswold’s father used to get clam chowder at Prout's
P-1530
32 High School Up Stairs
taken Nov 18.
Teacher Miss Griffing S.S. Davis According to Shelton Dudley, upstairs refers to 7th and 8th grade classes held upstairs at the High School (The Institute). Henry S. Davis 3rd row from front, 2nd from left with hat is Sarah Spencer (later Mrs. Henry Davis) 2nd row from back on far right
P-1532
Guilford Keeping Society tea
1947
Photographer
Walker Nettleton
P-1534
Charles Hubbard and his father Charles Daniel Hubbard and George Henry Hubbard
P-1536
A group in front-of the Glen House (Pelletier Leete House) on Route 146.
1900 to 1910
Photographer
Charles D. Hubbard
According to Scott Hunt Bryan it is the Peletiah Leete house. Mrs. Glen changed the doorway. It used to look like this picture. Note: 1991-This is not the Peletiah Leete house
P-1538
High School Graduation Class taken at southeast corner of Town Hall
1898
L-R Charlotte Griswold, Katherine Shea, Edna Smith (lower), Arthur Dudley (upper), Florence White, Percy Kelsey, Clara Belle Rossiter (lower), John Dudley (upper), Eunice Sawyer, Susan Burr, Principle Hyde (foremost)
P-1540
Edward Norton
Earle Leete identified the man as Edward Norton who lived in the William Charles Chittenden house at the corner of Three Mile Course and Boston Post Roan, built circa 1840
P-1542
Members of the Guilford Battery at the Niantic Training, Camp at the outbreak of the Spanish American War
1898
P-1545
Harriet Bishop Lee and her school children
1898
Photographer
Henry S. Davis
She taught in the State Street School near where Miss Nettleton lives now (1975)• Taken in front of 1st Congregational Church parsonage on corner of Broad and State St.
P-1547
Sendoff for the Guilford Battery from the railroad station.
1898
Going off to training camp at Niantic at the outbreak of the Spanish American War.
P-1549
New England Band - Guilford - Killingworth Fair
Pre 1890 (date Mr. Snow was trampled by an ox)
Photographer
Albert D. Hotchkiss
L-R top: Joe Perry, Augustus Hall, Ed Bartlett, Frank Stearns, Rob Foote, Douglas Loper and Hiram Hall. 2nd row L-R: John H. Hotchkiss, Frank Hill, Chester M. Lee, Henry D. Chittenden, and Mickey 0'Brien of Branford. Bottom L-R: Edmund Jillson, S. Virgil Hotchkiss, Henry E. Fowler, Sylvester Snow, Wm. Fowler, and George Benton Original owned by David Dudley
P-1551
Albert Hotchkiss and George Watrous (maybe)
Charles D. Hubbard
P-1554
George & Jennie Stone Georgiana Norm
Tintype
P-1566
School achievement award to John Dudley signed by his teacher Reuben Stone 1813
P-1568
Not labelled.
P-1570
Whitfield Street School class early 1890s
P-1572
Guilford Baseball team 1910
P-1574
Nortontown District School class (check picture drawer for names)
P-1576
South School house and class on 2624 Long Hill Road c1890
P-1578
The New Academy, Private School,
The North Guilford Hall. Top row Ellen Rossiter, Ella Rossiter, Hosmer Potter, Ralph Bartlett, C.O. Bartlett, G. Hill, Mable Dudley, bottom row Ned Bartlett, Mary Bartlett, Anna Wicks, Mable Chittenden, George Chittenden c1890
P-1580
Women tennis players in front yard 1890
(l-r) Ruth Chittenden,-,-, Lucy & Mabel Chittenden 1890
P-1582
Knowles Lombard Company tomato cannery next to Guilford Railroad Station
P-1584
Leetes Island School class
P-1586
Guilford Institute class
P-1588
Boston Street School class 1916 1916
P-1590
People, horse and carriage
P-1592
Possibly performers
P-1595
Dwight Potter and Clarence Potter on Country Road at Christopher Columbus Rossiters homestead c1912
P-1597
Mrs John Kelsey, Miss Martha Russell, Mrs Aletha Graves 1887 May
P-1599
Guilford Keeping Society Antiques Festival
(l-r) Louise Bishop, Euphemia Freeman, Adelaide Murray, Mrs H. Hossiter, Louise Mathers, Ethel Coleman 1966 July
P-1613
Mary Hubbard and children
P-1615
Two boys with wood turtles. Irve and Bert Rossiter at Baldwins Mill Pond 3035 Long Hill Road 1920
P-1501
Harvey Leete (1832-1919) and lookers at his smith shop.
Harvey or probably Henry Leete shoeing horse L-R A.B. Palmer, Harvey Leete, Ed Stone,—,— Blacksmith shop on present Route 1 app. #1123
P-1503
Group of six children on wooden bridge.
Photographer
Charles D. Hubbard
P-1505
Charles D. Hubbard 2nd from the left on the bottom step
Photographer
? Albert Hotchkiss
P-1507
Battery boys leaving for Camp at Niantic, Spanish War 1898
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
Taken at Guilford railroad station. Photo donated by A.L. Hotchkiss, Guilford Ct.
P-1509
The home guard in front of the Town Hall
1916
Photographer
Albert Hotchkiss
P-1511
Members of the Guilford Battery
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
At the Niantic Training Camp at the outbreak of the Spanish American War.
P-1513
Mrs. John Kelsey, Airs. Aletha Graves and Kiss Martha Russell
May 1887
Photographer
Harriet Hunt Bryan
In the living room of Mrs. Kelsey on Water Street (the house with pillars across from the Post office)
P-1515
Civil War veterans
1898
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
Assembled at the Guilford railroad station as an escort to the 1st platoon, Battery A, off to training camp at Niantic at the outbreak of the Spanish American War. L-R Captain Charles Griswold (rear view), Mr. John Eliot, Roger Davis, Wheatley, Connie Shea, Coxie Sullivan (in line with pole), A.G. Somers (2nd right from the pole) and William Hull (with cane).
P-1517
Baseball team, Guilford boys
circa 1890
Top L-R Harry Blatchley, Charles Barllem, Ellsworth Hull, Dave McIntyre. 2nd row L-R George Landon, Frederick James Wildman (identified by descendent Kathleen Bradley Dec 1990), Alfred Griswold, Joseph Evarts. 3rd row L-R Edwin Spencer, John McIntyre. Wildman lived next to the Hyland House; Al Griswold where Guilford Savings Bank is (l975) according to Shelton Dudley. Ed Spencer was a foundry Spencer and an uncle by marriage of Marie Griswold. She said Al Griswold lived backside.
P-1519
Lady's Auxillary to Civil War Veterans.
Photographer
photographer
Relief Corps Picnic at Sachems Head Hotel 1.George Bradley (Sheriff) 2. Alvira Benton 3. Fannie Bulter 4. Mrs George Bradley 5. Carrie Rowland 6. No ID, 7. George Wheeler (butcher) 8. Mrs. William Fowler 9. A.G.Somer (barber) 10. Eva Jillson 11. Addie Chittenden 12. No ID 13. George Rolf (liveryman) 14 Mrs George Rolf 15. Mrs Hair 16. Mrs Chester Lee 17. Eva Lee 18. Mrs White (Care White’s mother) 19. Mrs Charles Gladwin.
P-1521
Men and children on road near barn
P-1523
Family posing outdoors. Granby, Connecticut
P-1525
Mrs. Ed Griswold, Clapboard Hill, i.e. Abbie Leete
circa 1885
Photographer
Harriet Hunt Bryan
L-R. Abbie Leete , Mary Bulter, Fanny Bulter, Leon Bulter
P-1527
L-R Earle Jones, Harry White, Leslie Dudley, Bert Baldwin, Lewis S. Coulter
after 1907 (building built then)
Photographer
Bob Hauser Essex, Ct.
Taken in front of Eagle Hose Co. on Whitfield Street.
P-1529
The 1884 Archery Club.
1884
Photographer
Harriet Hunt Bryan
L-R Rev. Lorenzo T. Bennett, D.D., Mrs. George Griswold, Mary Hopkins, Bert Bishop, George Landon, Rev. George Griswold, Ruth Hopkins, Henry P. Robinson (seated), Mrs. Scott Bryan, Mrs. Thomas Landon. (B.Bishop and G. Landon are the two boys seated on the ground).
P-1531
Guilford Keeping Society tea
1947
Photographer
Walker Nettleton
L-R Mrs. Walker Nettleton, --, --, Julia Hunt, Dot White, --, --, Mrs. Bohonon, Dorthey Glen seated or nright next to last unidentified
P-1533
Charles D. Hubbard 2nd from the left in the back row
P-1535
Guilford Keeping Society tea
1947
Photographer
Walker Nettleton
L-R Mrs. Walker Nettleton, --, --, Julia Hunt, Dot White, --, --, --, Dorthey Glen
P-1537
Group of young people
1939
P-1539
Not labelled. Six children in field
1890's
Photographer
Charles D. Hubbard
P-1541
Two women on fence railing
Photographer
Hotchkiss or Hubbard
P-1543
Leonard Short and George Oliver at the changing over of the track West River to Footes Curve.
January 1940
West River is in the background. High and South Fair Streets are in the background on the right.
P-1546
Members of the Guilford Battery at training camp in Niantic at the outbreak of the Spanish American War.
1898
L-R unknown, Charles Barnes, Nicholas Linsky (maybe), Jim Northman, Will Hotchkiss
P-1548
Wedding party
5-Jul-19
Photographer
Henry S. Davis
- Maude Forbes - McElroy Rev F.E. Snow, Miss Elsie Scott. Miss Esther Anderson (maybe), Maude Forbes, Mr. McElroy, unknown, Miss Grace White, Miss Dorothy Hofer and Mr. Cornelius Forbes Myma D. Monroe (more information on backside of card)
P-1550
Three children in the West River. Taken from the West River Bridge Rt. 1 looking south
Photographer
Charles D. Hubbard
P-1552
Raymond Dudley and family Katherine, Robert (b.1926), Constance, Raymond Dudley, Winston Dudley in front.
1928
Identified by Edith Nettleton.
P-1565
Family on Sachem’s Head Rocks 1886 July
P-1567
John Barcourt and his daughter with bicycles
P-1569
Eight grade school class
P-1571
Guilford High School Girls Basketball Team 1910
P-1573
Guilford High School class of 1912
P-1575
Nortontown District Schoolhouse and class (check picture drawer for names)
P-1577
Schoolhouse Leete’s Island and class
P-1579
Spencer family gathering (b)
P-1581
Buildings at north side of Water Street near the Green.
Burned c1887. Present site of Norton Brick Block – Dudley + Beckwith at 11 Water St. c1875
P-1583
Group on rocks in front of summer cottages
P-1585
Anna Wicks and Baldwin C. Dudley
P-1587
Boys repairing bicycles, far right Fred Rowland
P-1589
People in buggy before house
P-1591
Buell’s Band on the Green c1905
P-1593
Wedding portrait of Forrest Ward b.1824 from New Haven and Amelia Eliza Scranton b.1831
P-1596
Edgar and Edwin Bartlett in front of their home and saw mill on Great Hill Road c1921
P-1598
Lighthouse keeper Capt. Oliver N. Brooks and Oliver Husted and Tige the dog
P-1612
Reverend George and Mrs Buck on steps of Saint John Episcopal Church
P-1614
Police officers on the Green
P-1616
Automobile and family assemblage in front of house
P-1501 to P-1616