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Description on back of picture: Fakir in the Square in the nineties, note the unpaved condition of Atlantic Square and the fanciful fountain.

Stamford House (Stage House) from the rear looking west on Stage St. (alley) (Sherwood). Description on back of picture: “The old stage yard in the rear of the Stamford House as it appeared in 1913- From the collection of H.F Sherwood. The…

Description from photo caption: " This was Stamford's first bank--the Stamford Bank. It was organized and began operations in 1834 in the quarters shown." Picture from Stamford Advocate Tercentenary edition.

Portrait of John Day Ferguson who lived from 1833 to 1877. Ferguson was a primary benefactor of the Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT which opened in November, 1881.

Main Street at Greyrock Place, Stamford, CT

Description on back of photo: "Quintard Block, opposite Central Park. Reproduced from p.81 of 'Stamford and Greenwich and Their Points of Interest,' illus. New York, Mercantile Illustrating Co. 1894, by Charles Kurz, Feb 1955."

Description taken from back of photo: "Webb's Tavern, also known as the 'Old Washington House' from the tradition that Washington stopped here during one or more of his trips to New England. In front of this tavern in 1775, the Stamford patriots…

Looking East towards Central Park, Atlantic Square, 1911-1914

This is a photograph of the main reading/reference room located on the second floor of the Ferguson Library, taken between 1918 and 1920.

This is a photograph of Mina Blocks on Main Street, taken circa 1880.