Captions List for Connecticut Photos

Word index of all photos (without thumbnails) covering Connecticut: travel attractions, architecturally-significant buildings, parks, monuments, museums.

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  • Bridgeport: Barnum Institute of Science and History museum building (1893) now the P.T. Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Reddish decorations of domed tower on Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Domes & towers of Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Building details of Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Square tower detail of Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Carved faces on Barnum Museum.
  • Bridgeport: Eagle atop P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Eyelet window of P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Frieze on P.T. Barnum building of ship commerce.
  • Bridgeport: Frieze on P.T. Barnum building showing Civil War troops marching.
  • Bridgeport: Frieze on P.T. Barnum building of rail commerce.
  • Bridgeport: Frieze & bust of Elias Howe on P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Frieze & bust of US General Winfield Scott on P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Lion on frieze of P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Columns of P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Spiral columns of P.T. Barnum building.
  • Bridgeport: Bridgeport Centre (1984-8) 18 floors.
  • Bridgeport: Curved facade of Bridgeport Centre.
  • Bridgeport: Bridging structure of Bridgeport Centre.
  • Bridgeport: Surface treatment of Bridgeport Centre.
  • Bridgeport: Red & gray of Bridgeport Centre.
  • Bridgeport: Projecting arcade of Bridgeport Centre.
  • Bridgeport: McLevy Hall or Washington Hall where Abraham Lincoln gave a political address on March 10, 1860.
  • Bridgeport: Court Exchange building (1896).
  • Bridgeport: Detail of Court Exchange building.
  • Bridgeport: Lion of on Court Exchange building.
  • Bridgeport: Detail of Court Exchange building.
  • Bridgeport: Window detail of Court Exchange building.
  • Bridgeport: Victorian building at State St. & Markle Cr.
  • Bridgeport: Detail of Victorian building at State St. & Markle Cr.
  • Bridgeport: Turret on Victorian building at State St. & Markle Cr.
  • Bridgeport: Iron work filigree on Victorian building at State St. & Markle Cr.
  • Bridgeport: Playhouse on the Green attached to Victorian building at State St. & Markle Cr.
  • Bridgeport: Playhouse on the Green & former People's Bank building on State St.
  • Bridgeport: People's Bank building on Playhouse Square.
  • Bridgeport: 955 Main Street (1928) 10 floors.
  • Bridgeport: Eagle carved on 955 Main Street.
  • Bridgeport: Art deco decorations on 955 Main Street.
  • Bridgeport: Art deco pattern on 955 Main Street.
  • Bridgeport: Art deco design on 955 Main Street.
  • Fallout Shelter Sign.
  • Hartford: Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial Arch (1886).
  • Hartford: Frieze of returning soldiers on Civil War Memorial.
  • Hartford: Detail of frieze (1885) by C. Buberl on Civil War Memorial.
  • Hartford: U.S. troops on horseback on Civil War Memorial frieze.
  • Hartford: U.S. troops march ashore on Civil War Memorial frieze.
  • Hartford: U.S. troops greeted by child on Civil War Memorial frieze.
  • Hartford: Carved mason in uniform on Civil War Memorial.
  • Hartford: Angel Gabriel atop Civil War Memorial.
  • Hartford: Spanish American War Memorial, statue of Nike, Greek Goddess of War, (1937) by Evelyn Batchelder Longman.
  • Hartford: Travelers Tower (1919) (1 Grove Street) 24 floors.
  • Hartford: Travelers Tower was the tallest building in New England in its day.
  • Hartford: Modern external entry hall on Travelers Tower.
  • Hartford: Phoenix Gateway & Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building (1964) 15 floors.
  • Hartford: Phoenix Gateway & skyline of Hartford.
  • Hartford: One State Street (1983) 24 floors.
  • Hartford: Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building facade.
  • Hartford: State House Square Towers & Phoenix Building.
  • Hartford: Goodwin Square (1989) (#1 Ann Street) 30 floors & City Place I (1984) (#1 Asylum Street) 38 floors.
  • Hartford: 150 Trumbell at Pearl Streets.
  • Hartford: Victorian building at corner of Trumbell & Asylum Streets.
  • Hartford: Pillar on an Art Deco building (c1927).
  • Hartford: One Financial Plaza (1975) (Main Street) 26 floors.
  • Hartford: Gold One Financial Plaza (1975) (755 Main St.) 26 floors towers over First Church of Christ.
  • Hartford: First Church of Christ (1807) (60 Gold St.).
  • Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (1842) in front of Travelers Tower.
  • Hartford: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art facade.
  • Hartford: Hartford City Hall (1915).
  • Hartford: Stegosaurus stabile by Alexander Calder beside Wadsworth Atheneum Museum.
  • Hartford: Statue of The Safe Arrival of first settlers to Connecticut.
  • Hartford: Hartford Cathedral of St Joseph (1962) (Farmington Avenue) 76m 250ft.
  • Hartford: Spire of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Frieze on facade of St Joseph Cathedral with papal visit.
  • Hartford: Bronze doors of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Stained glass windows surround the sanctuary of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Altar mural of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Stars on ceiling of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Modern stained glass windows of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral by Jean Barillet.
  • Hartford: Christ & disciples stained glass in St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Christ & fishing disciples stained glass in St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Christ in a boat stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: St Peter receiving keys to the kingdom stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Christ as King stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Flight into Egypt stained glass of St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Stained glass scene with king in St Joseph Cathedral.
  • Hartford: Aetna Life Insurance Company Building (1929) (Farmington Avenue) 8 floors.
  • Hartford: Hour-glass shaped lamp outside insurance building.
  • Hartford: The Hartford Insurance building.
  • Hartford: Connecticut State Capitol (1878).
  • Hartford: Facade of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Ten-sided dome of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Muses ring the gold dome of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Detail of dome of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Cupola atop dome of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Statues of Civil War officers Sedgwick & Terry on facade of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Window detail of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Gables of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Pyramidal roof of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Charter oak represented on Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Dome interior of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Dome interior of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: One of four entrance halls of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Statue of Nathan Hale, Revolutionary patriot remembered for quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," when hanged by British in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Painted designs on interior balconies of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Faucet in lobby of Connecticut State Capitol once used by legislators to fill buckets for their horses.
  • Hartford: Eagle figurehead of USS Connecticut, flagship of Great White Fleet sent on round the world peace mission in 1907 by Teddy Roosevelt in State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Eagle figurehead of USS Connecticut carved so eagle faces olive branch rather than arrows, symbolic of peace mission in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: 18-foot plaster model (1878) for statue "Genius of Connecticut" which once topped State Capitol dome but was removed because of structural problems after 1939 hurricane & melted for its bronze in WW II.
  • Hartford: Painted balconies in skylight wells of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Brass chandelier in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Stained glass of Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Speakers podium in Connecticut State Capitol Senate Chamber.
  • Hartford: Senate speakers chair in State Capitol made from wood of Charter Oak, the tree wherein Connecticut's charter was once hidden to prevent the King's men from revoking the colonies freedoms.
  • Hartford: Senate seat in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: House of Representatives focal point in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: House of Representatives in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Colorful House ceiling in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: House chandelier in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: House of Representatives chamber decoration in Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Lobby of new Legislative Office Building beside State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Lobby of new Legislative Office Building beside State Capitol.
  • Hartford: State Library & Supreme Court Hall opposite Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Gold-domed government building opposite Connecticut State Capitol.
  • Hartford: Old State House (1814) used by Connecticut legislature until new building opened in 1879.
  • Hartford: Facade of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Arcade of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Greek Revival details of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Dome on clock tower of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Original statue of justice with scales, blindfold & sword (1827) in Old State House after copy place on dome.
  • Hartford: Staircase of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Lobby of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Original city council chamber as it was in 1890 after the Old State House building served as city hall.
  • Hartford: Connecticut State Senate Chamber (1814-90) in Old State House.
  • Hartford: Table of former Senate chamber in Old State House.
  • Hartford: Doorways of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Stuffed birds in curiosity cabinet in Old State House.
  • Hartford: Mounted animal heads reflects Victorian restoration of Old State House.
  • Hartford: Curiosity cabinet in Old State House.
  • Hartford: Statue of Thomas Hooker (1586-1647), founder of Hartford, outside Old State House.
  • Hartford: Statue of Thomas Hooker (1586-1647), founder of Hartford & 50 State House Square.
  • Hartford: Glass skylight of modern building in plaza of Old State House.
  • Hartford: State House Square Towers (1987) 17 floors.
  • Hartford: Building opposite Old State House.
  • Hartford: Woman with lamp, one of series of gilded statues on poles surrounding Old State House.
  • Hartford: Man with top hat, one of series of gilded statues on poles surrounding Old State House.
  • Hartford: Statue of Mark Twain with riverboat wheel in downtown Hartford.
  • Hartford: Mark Twain House (1873).
  • Hartford: Mark Twain House where Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) wrote several novels under his Mark Twain pen name.
  • Hartford: Mark Twain House.
  • Hartford: Mark Twain House shows whimsical detail & multicolored brick patterns.
  • Hartford: Harriet Beecher Stowe House (77 Forest St.) where author (1811-96) of Uncle Tom's Cabin's (1851-2) resided (1873-96).
  • Hartford: Harriet Beecher Stowe House was a neighbor to Mark Twain.
  • Stratford: Clock tower Museum opened by the Boothe Brothers opened in c1913 when the spire was added to an 1880s barn in Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Stratford: Blacksmith shop (c1935) designed by David Boothe to have 44 sides.
  • Stratford: Clock tower Museum & Blacksmith shop among the buildings collected by the Boothe Brothers.
  • Stratford: Unusual utility building in Boothe Brothers building collection in Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Stratford: Technocratic Cathedral (c1932) made by Boothe Brothers of redwood shipped via the Panama Canal in Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Stratford: Detail of redwood walls & glass block windows of Boothe Brothers' Technocratic Cathedral.
  • Stratford: Connecticut Merritt Parkway Toll Booth (1940-1988) moved to Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Stratford: Rose garden of Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Stratford: Rail station moved to Boothe Memorial Park.
  • Norwalk: Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum (1869).
  • Norwalk: Turret of Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum.
  • Norwalk: Stepping Stones Museum for Children tower detail with fanciful bird in cage.
  • New Caanan: Town Hall of New Caanan.
  • New Caanan: Cow weather vane.
  • New Haven: Harkness Tower of Yale University (1921) (66m 216ft).
  • New Haven: Detail of clock level of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Sculpted detail of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Sculpted figure of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Gargoyles of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Crown of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Gothic detail of Harkness Tower.
  • New Haven: Venetian-style bridge of Yale University Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Charles Bingham Hall (1928) (300 College St.).
  • New Haven: Corner tower of Charles Bingham Hall on Yale campus.
  • New Haven: John Davenport College (1930-3) (248 York St).
  • New Haven: Pieson Gate & tower of Davenport College on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Phelps Gate & Hall (1923-4).
  • New Haven: Lux et Veritas motto over Phelps Gate.
  • New Haven: Thomas G. Lawrance Hall (1885, 1907 & 1938) evolved from Victorian Gothic to chateau style on Yale campus.
  • New Haven: Statue of Theodore Dwight Woolsey, 10th Yale President.
  • New Haven: Sterling Memorial Library (1930) on Yale campus.
  • New Haven: Stone carving of scribe flanked by Hebrew & Arabic writing at portal of Sterling Memorial Library.
  • New Haven: History of writing relief showing Neolithic cave paintings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, cuneiform, & Hebrew carved above portal of Sterling Memorial Library.
  • New Haven: History of writing relief showing Arabic, ancient Greek, Chinese & Mayan glyphs carved above portal of Sterling Memorial Library.
  • New Haven: Gothic-style interior of Sterling Memorial Library.
  • New Haven: Stained glass windows in Sterling Memorial Library.
  • New Haven: John W. Sterling Law Building (1931).
  • New Haven: Spires of Sterling Law Building.
  • New Haven: Several buildings of Sterling Law Building.
  • New Haven: Portal of Sterling Law Building.
  • New Haven: Gothic details with owls on Sterling Law Building.
  • New Haven: Pair of owls on Sterling Law Building.
  • New Haven: Memorial Bicentennial Hall (1902) (500 College St. at Grove).
  • New Haven: Dome of Memorial Hall.
  • New Haven: Interior of dome of Memorial Hall.
  • New Haven: Carved wooden figures on the walls of the dining room of University Commons.
  • New Haven: University Commons (1901).
  • New Haven: War memorial exterior wall of University Commons.
  • New Haven: War memorial of Yale University.
  • New Haven: Alexander Calder "Gallows & Lollipops" mobile beside Yale University Commons.
  • New Haven: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (1963) at Yale is noted for its translucent marble walls.
  • New Haven: Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall (1932) (1 Prospect St.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Yale Hall of Graduate Studies 14-story tower (1932).
  • New Haven: Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1932) (70 Tower Parkway).
  • New Haven: Whitney Gym seen through concrete walls of Morse College.
  • New Haven: Samuel F.B. Morse College (1960-2) an innovative college community of rubble & concrete.
  • New Haven: Saarinen's sculpted wall decoration on Morse College.
  • New Haven: Wall texture on Morse College.
  • New Haven: Modern sculpture of Morse College.
  • New Haven: Art & Architecture Building (1963) (180 York St.) (9 floors).
  • New Haven: David S. Ingalls Rink (1958) (73 Sachem St.) aka "The Whale" on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Ingalls Rink roof line.
  • New Haven: Overhanging light fixture of Ingalls Rink entrance.
  • New Haven: Roof curves of Ingalls Rink.
  • New Haven: Osborn Memorial Laboratories (1914) (165 Prospect St.).
  • New Haven: Kline Biology Tower (1965) (219 Prospect St.) 16 floors on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Bass Center for Molecular & Structural Biology (1992) to right of Sterling Chemical Laboratory behind column of Kline Biology Tower.
  • New Haven: Environmental Science Center (2001) in front of Kline Biology Tower.
  • New Haven: Modern Head sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein on Yale University Campus.
  • New Haven: Horchow Hall (1859) (55 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Evans Hall (1837) (former Elizabeth Apthorp House) (56 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Egyptian style capitals of Evans Hall columns.
  • New Haven: Steinbach Hall (1848)( former John P. Norton House) (52 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: John M Graves House (1862) (51 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Upper story detail of John M Graves House.
  • New Haven: Skinner & Trowbridge House (1839) (46 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Henry Fowler English House (1866) (38 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Henry R. Luce Hall (1994) (34 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Modern sculpture before Henry R. Luce Hall.
  • New Haven: Allwin Hall (1826 renovated 1866) (former Abigail Whelpley House) (31 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Edwin S. Wheeler House (1884) (former Charles Henry Farnam House / Henry Barnard Hall) (28 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Front facade of 28 Hillhouse Ave.
  • New Haven: Engineering Research Building (2005) beside red brick Watson Hall on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Church of St Mary (1874) (5 Hillhouse Ave.).
  • New Haven: Kirtland Hall Department of Psychology (1902) (2 Hillhouse Ave.) on Yale Campus.
  • New Haven: Warner House (1888) (1 Hillhouse Ave.).
  • New Haven: Grove Street Cemetery Entrance (1845) plus 1872 Gothic chapel with bee symbolizing released souls behind.
  • New Haven: Oblique view of Grove Street Cemetery Egyptian Revival Entrance symbolizing rebirth.
  • New Haven: New Haven Colony Historical Society building (114 Whitney Ave.).
  • New Haven: Historic Christ Church on Broadway (1898) & Civil War Memorial (1905).
  • New Haven: George Peabody Museum of Natural History Building (1923-4) (170 Whitney Ave.).
  • New Haven: Dinosaur Hall at Peabody Museum.
  • New Haven: Fossil Pteranodon skeleton at Peabody Museum.
  • New Haven: Carved Tlingit argillite pipe at Peabody Museum.
  • New Haven: Trinity Church (1816) on the Green.
  • New Haven: Portal of Trinity Church.
  • New Haven: Center Church (First Church of Christ) (1812) on the Green.
  • New Haven: Spire of Center Church.
  • New Haven: Center Church spire as influenced by Sir Christopher Wren.
  • New Haven: United Church Meeting House (North Church) (1814-6) on the Green.
  • New Haven: Spire of North Church.
  • New Haven: Entrance columns of North Church.
  • New Haven: Battel Chapel on northwest corner of the Green.
  • New Haven: First & Summerfield United Methodist Church (1849) on northwest corner of the Green.
  • New Haven: Graduate Club (1800) (155 Elm St.) on the Green.
  • New Haven: New Haven Free Public Library (1911) (133 Elm St.).
  • New Haven: 205 Church Street (1928) 12 floors.
  • New Haven: The Eli former Southern New England Telephone (1937) (227 Church St.) 17 floors beyond 205 Church Street.
  • New Haven: One Century Tower, The Eli & 205 Church Street.
  • New Haven: Copper colored 234 Church Street (1971) + red One Century Tower (1990) (265 Church St.) over Beaux Arts superior courthouse.
  • New Haven: New Haven Savings Bank (1974) (195 Church St.) 18 floors + Connecticut Financial Center on eastern edge of the Green.
  • New Haven: New Haven City Hall tower on the Green.
  • New Haven: New Haven City Hall (1861) (161 Church Street) 4 floors.
  • New Haven: Connecticut Financial Center (1993) (157Church St.) 26 floors.
  • New Haven: First World War Memorial on the Green.
  • New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery building.
  • New Haven: Collection of American chairs in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Federalist furniture in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of General George Washington at Battle of Trenton by John Trumbull (1792) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, by John Trumbull (1786-1820) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775, by John Trumbull (1786) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the Death of General Montgomery in the attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775, by John Trumbull (1786) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777, by John Trumbull (c1822-32) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781, by John Trumbull (1787-c1828) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Painting of the resignation of General George Washington of his commission at Annapolis, December 23, 1783, by John Trumbull (1824-8) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Alabaster Assyrian relief (883-859 B.C.) showing an eagle headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Alabaster Assyrian relief (883-859 B.C.) showing human headed genie watering a sacred tree from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Detail of cuneiform on Alabaster Assyrian relief (883-859 B.C.) from Nimrud Palace in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Greek terracotta black-figure vase showing two men playing a board game (520-510 B.C.) in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Roman glass beakers in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Limestone votive stele to Saturn from Roman Tunisia (3rd C A.D. in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Marble & mosaic tomb relief of three princesses (c1325-35) by Tino di Camaino of Siena in Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Owl-shaped Zun (13th-11th C BCE) at Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: Tea service (1984) by Michael Graves at Yale Art Gallery.
  • New Haven: British Art Center (1977) (1080 Chapel St.) at Yale University.
  • New Haven: Atrium entrance of British Art Center.
  • New Haven: Corner of British Art Center at Yale University.
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