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Clarence Potter
Images of North Guilford

CCP 2

South School in North Guilford. One of four one room schools (they were North, Bluff, Center and South) Now a residence Labelled in Why Lands

2624 Long Hill Rd

1900

CCP 50

Benajah Stone House. 2655 Long Hill Rd. Original stenciling on one wall still showing in spite of prohibition era bootlegging activity

2655 Long Hill

1880

CCP 52

Harold Chittenden with team of horses. Harold, with his father’s (Dudley Chittenden) team at the home farm, 3654 Durham Rd

3654 Durham Rd

1910

CCP 54

Simeon Chittenden’s gravestone North Guilford church cemetery. Simeon died 1789. Smaller stone is the foot stone.

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 56a

Submit Chittenden’s gravestone with smaller adjacent stone for their slave Sherman. Submit died 1796. North Guilford church cemetery. left half of image

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 57

Simeon Chittenden’s gravestone, died 1789, plus stones for his wife, his infant son and his slave. North Guilford church 1. The stones between Simeon Chittenden(1789) and wife Submit Scranton(1796) are for : an infant, and their slave Sherman (1794) .

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 59

North Guilford cemetery general view.

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 61

Digging of unknown ditch

unknown

c. 1977

CCP 63

Large Rossiter gravestone on the right and other stones

North Guilford Cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 65

Rev. Thomas W. Bray’s table monument grave No Guilford Cemetery final resting place of Thomas W Bray 3rd minister, served lifetime, 1766-1808, in this parish

North Guilford Cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 67

Rev Samuel Russell’s table monument grave

North Guilford Cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 77

Elm tree, last remaining elm on north side Elm St. Only remaining elm on Elm St. just missed being in the 1888 pictures. This picture shows all of the others gone, victims of the Dutch elm disease, 1983

west end of Elm St.

1983

CCP 79

Group of children walking on a path into the woods. Probably a school outing

unknown

c. 1977

CCP 81

Large commercial building with people in front on the lawn (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -jp)

unknown, not Guilford

c. 1977

CCP 83

Large commercial building, close-up of the front (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -jp)

unknown, not Guilford

c. 1977

CCP 85

Elm tree in summer, the last remaining elm tree on north side of Elm St.

Elm St

1983

CCP 89

Tractor pulling a hay rake in an open hay field. Probably North Guilford. Probably Clarence Potter

Probably North Guilford

1983

CCP 91

Edward Loper house 3250 Durham Rd. Loper homestead 3250 Durham Rd. Here lived Edward Loper, the blind miller

3250 Durham Rd

c. 1880

CCP 93

North Guilford Consolidated School at 730 County Rd. Small room Elizabeth Perkins teacher. Back row l-r L. Sorensen, A. Bridgeman, R. Wettermann, R. Janicki, R. Morrow, R. Wettermann Front row l-r R. Sorensen, C. Chittenden, N. Pochan, S. Price and J. Platt

730 County Rd

1952

CCP 96

Hand written manuscript giving the history of the Medad Holcolm house. the home of Ebenezer F Dudley & Nancy Dudley from 1851 to 1896, also Ira Dudley & Katherine Bartlett Dudley 1871-1882. her Alice, Sophia and John B. Dudley were born and lived until 1882 when they, with their parents etc.

2814 Long Hill Rd.

c. 1890

CCP 100

Dudley-Chittenden house, summer view closeup of fence and porch.

3654 Durham Rd.

c. 1890

CCP 102

Possibly G.H. Chittenden house 211 Beaver Head Rd

211 Beaver Head Rd.

c. 1900

CCP 104

Car in mud up to its running boards and rear bumper, License A 6991

Route 80 near North Branford

1930

CCP 106

Mabel Chittenden (age 22) and Fanny Coan dressed for the Sohal (see invitation on the same page). They became Mrs. Ernest Potter (mother) and Mrs. C. O. Bartlett

unknown

1895

CCP 108

Guilford Fair 1900 Nut Plains float on the right

The Green

1900

CCP 110

Durham Rd, west side of Lake Quonnipaug before it was paved

Durham Rd at Lake Quonnipaug

c. 1895

CCP 112

North Guilford Consolidated School back row l-r J. Scranton, M. Johannsen, J. Rusconi, __Nowakoski, A. Fowler, B. Atwater, L. Wettemann, D. Dudley. 3rd row l-r M. Rossiter, H. Kintz, W. Lane, A. Adamoli, O. Scranton, R. Kiesel. 2nd row l-r O. Chittenden, W. Lindquist, __Atwater, E. Bartlett, D. Chittenden. front row l-r ___, I. Bartlett, F. Hinners, H. Nowakoski, K. Dudley, B. Rossiter

730 County Rd

c. 1923

CCP 114

Ebenezer Fowler III house 956 West St. The R. Fowler place

956 West St

1900

CCP 116

Durham Rd. west side of Lake Quonnipaug before it was paved. 1890-1900 Durham Rd. looking south about opposite the big rocks (see page 4-6

Durham Rd

c. 1895

CCP 118

Large colonial saltbox house with sagging roof and siding missing on the lower portion of the side of the house. Windows boarded up

Probably North Guilford

unknown

CCP 120

Bartlett Saw Mill off Great Hill Rd. Ted Bartlett sawyer Close up view Ted Bartlett operating the saw

Great Hill Rd.

1920

CCP 122

Bartlett Saw Mill off Great Hill Rd. E. Dudley Ted Bartlett and Big Red unloading big oak log from scoot to skids. Big Red is likely the horse

Great Hill Rd.

1920

CCP 124

Albert Lindquist on the milk run at Bartlett’s barn Great Hill Rd Horse drawn milk wagon.

Great Hill Rd.

1910

CCP 127

Congregational Church North Branford Chapel visible on the right. Church burned to the ground Feb 1, 1908. Chapel did not burn. Newly built church opened Easter 1909. Inscription on the negative says 1908

1680 Foxon Rd. North Branford

1910

CCP 129

New Town Hall. The large meeting room was the site of many basket ball games and dances from which we would walk home to North Guilford after midnight in the 1920’s

31 Park St

c.1900

CCP 131

All decked out for 250th anniversary celebration of the Guilford Covenant and settlement. Covered with stucco and increasing ivy Henry Whitfield house

268 Whitfield St. Henry Whitfield house

1889

CCP 133

A little lawn tennis with the Chittenden girls. Left to right Aunt Ruth Chittenden, ___, ___, Aunt Lucy and Mabel Chittenden (Mom), in front yard 1890. Picture taken by Henry Davis

594 County Rd.

c. 1910

CCP 135

Loper Grist Mill, location of Water Co, Mennuncatuck Reservoir 3200 Durham Rd.

Loper Mill 3200 Durham Rd.

1915

CCP 49

The Benjamin Rossiter house. The B Rossiter Place. Note the reaper by the picket fence

134 Great Hill Rd

1900

CCP 51

Ebenezer Dudley place, used to call it the red house before fell down and was replaced by Stanley Norton place. Note well sweep Southeast corner of Elm St and Long Hill Rd

2733 Long Hill Rd

1890

CCP 53

Side view of a salt box. Probably in North Guilford

Probably North Guilford

c. 1910

CCP 55

Simeon Chittenden’s gravestone close-up. North Guilford church cemetery. Simeon died 1789. Smaller stone is the foot stone.

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 56b

Submit Chittenden’s gravestone with smaller adjacent stone for their slave Sherman. Submit died 1796. North Guilford church cemetery.

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 58

North Guilford cemetery general view. Tall pedestal monument and table monument show.

North Guilford cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 60

North District Schoolhouse, North Guilford. Standing as a rear addition on a small house. The rear of this house at 790 Great Hill Rd. was once the North School

790 Great Hill Rd.

c. 1977

CCP 62

Digging of unknown ditch, wider view

unknown

c. 1977

CCP 64

Simeon Chittenden house 234 Lake Dr.

234 Lake Dr.

c. 1977

CCP 66

Woman standing between old gravestones. St John’s Episcopal church in the background

North Guilford Cemetery Ledge Hill Rd

c. 1977

CCP 68

Elm tree, last remaining elm on north side Elm St. Only remaining elm on Elm St. just missed being in the 1888 pictures. This picture shows all of the others gone, victims of the Dutch elm disease, 1983

west end of Elm St.

1983

CCP 78

Group of children with a school bus in the background. Probably a school outing

unknown

c. 1977

CCP 80

Large commercial building street scene (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -jp)

unknown, not Guilford

c. 1977

CCP 82

Large commercial building, side view, with people in front on the lawn (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York -jp)

unknown, not Guilford

c. 1977

CCP 84

Elm tree in summer, the last remaining elm tree on north side of Elm St.

Elm St

1983

CCP 88

Tractor pulling a hay rake in an open hay field. Probably North Guilford. Probably Clarence Potter

Probably North Guilford

1983

CCP 90

Ebenezer Dudley house with 3 people in front, which stood on the site of 2733 Long Hill Rd at the SE corner of Elm St and Long Hill Rd. 2733 Long Hill Rd. Ebenezer Dudley House. Used to call it the Red House before it fell down and was replaced by Stanley Norton place 1880

2733 Long Hill Rd.

c. 1880

CCP 92

North Guilford consolidated school. Big room teacher Kathryn Welch. Back row: M. Goodale, Susan Potter, G. Floyd, J. Scranton, G. Morarity, L. Ulman, P. Frank, Mrs. Welch, B. Morrow, B. Dunbar, M. Lewis, Robert Lane. Middle row l-r D. Wettemann, B. Kintz, M. Malona, J. MacFarland, M. Sohlberg, M. DeGennaro. Front l-r Henry Pascale, Harvey Bartlett, P. Garrick, S. Cole, J. Potter, T. Lewis, P. Morrow, H. Swan and K. Hubbard

730 County Rd

1952

CCP 95

Medad Holcomb house, later the home of Ebenezer F. & Nancy Dudley. View of house and road and fence and outbuildings.

2814 Long Hill Rd.

c. 1890

CCP 97

Medad Holcomb house close-up with woman on porch and large tree. 1910 Also Long 2814 Long Hill Rd. Mrs. J.B. Clara Dudley

2814 Long Hill Rd.

c. 1910

CCP 101

E.D. (Ted) Bartlett’s road scrapper and crew

Great Hill Rd.

c. 1900

CCP 103

Henry Whitfield house

248 Whitfield St

c. 1940

CCP 105

Jerome Coan house 57 Elm St. built by and lived in by Eugene Hill. In the 1920’s Frank Tichy operated a grocery store here with his wife Molly’s help. In the barn was also a pool ‘hall’

57 Elm St.

1900

CCP 107

Coan house. 79 Elm St The Coan place. Grandma Phebe (Potter) was born and lived here

79 Elm St

1890

CCP 109

Hubbard place. Note plank siding Razed in 1937

About 2560 Long Hill Rd at intersection with Cardinal Dr.

1900

CCP 111

Grand Ave New haven looking east at East Pearl St

New Haven

c. 1895

CCP 113

Unidentified front view of a salt box. Front door wide open, roof sagging to the right. Two trees in the front. Outbuilding visible on the left.

Probably North Guilford

unknown

CCP 115

Ted Bartlett Sawyer Cutting logs probably at a portable sawmill.

Unknown

1920

CCP 117

Large colonial saltbox house with large tree in the foreground. Ell with chimney in the rear. Notch out or the chimney

Probably North Guilford

CCP 119

George H. Bartlett (civil engineer with Santa Fe railroad) at the wheel brother Walter (a doctor) at Stony Creek. Bachelors, they lived at 2875 Durham Rd (pg 4-18) .

Stony Creek

1900

CCP 121

Bartlett Saw Mill off Great Hill Rd. Ted sawing with Les Hickox, taking away Ted Bartlett sawing and Ted taking away a log

Great Hill Rd.

1920

CCP 123

Dr. Gerlach plus his hobby horses Horse drawn fire apparatus, probably a steam pumper

probably not Guilford

1950

CCP 126

Congregational Church North Branford Church burned to the ground Feb 1, 1908. Chapel did not burn. Newly built church opened Easter 1909. Inscription on the negative says 1908

1680 Foxon Rd. North Branford

1910

CCP 128

Main St Branford with trolley tracks and autos parked on left

Main St. Branford

c.1910

CCP 130

Acadian House Union St- 1910 restoration. In 1755, Sam Chittenden sheltered French citizens of Nova Scotia being expatriated by the British Joseph Clay house

37 Union St

1910

CCP 132

Cast, of a presentation at the Hall. On step far left Amy Dudley, 3rd on the left sitting is Ruth Chittenden and center on floor is Mabel Chittenden and far right on floor is Sophia Dudley. Others not known. Too bad it’s not a color picture. Inside the Town Hall auditorium. Costumes appear to be Asian, with Chinese lanterns hanging from the ceiling.

Guilford Town Hall 31 Park St.

c.1900

CCP 134

North Guilford Congregational, Christian Endeavor Group. Front row third from left Fanny Coan, 6th from left Ruth Chittenden, 8th from left Mary Bartlett, 10th from left Mabel Chittenden, 11th from left Amy Bartlett, 12th from left Lucy Chittenden

North Guilford Congregational Ledge Hill Rd

1896

CCP 01

Rev. Mrs. Mattison’s private school. Left to right Mrs. Mattison, Hosmer Potter, Melzar Bartlett, Hattie Potter, Ruth Chittenden, Matilda Mattison, Helen Rossiter, Leora Rossiter, Alvina Hoadley, Nell Mattison, H. LeRoy Potter, Fred Mattison. On steps left to right Sophia Dudley, John B Dudley (age 5), Bell Mattison

St Johns Episcopal Church parsonage

1884

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