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Hartford History Center

 

Exhibitions

Caroline Maria Hewins, Young at Heart - online
   

"Of Hartford in a Purple Light," Downtown Library
Winter 2007 kinetic wall exhibition

"Hartford Remembers " Hartford History Center
Summer 2008 photographic essay

Hartford Through the Centuries - A Cultural Imprint
Fall 2008
A photographic essay showcasing Hartford’s cultural diversity and the rich heritage it engenders. Hartford through the Centuries was presented in partnership with The American Place Immigration Resource Fair.

Bulkeley Bridge

Bulkeley Bridge 1908-2008
January and February, 2009
Presented in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, view the exhibition that celebrates the centennial anniversary of this historic span.

Gwen Reed

Memories Turbulent or Tender
February and March, 2009
Downtown Library, 2nd floor
Images taken from Hartford actress Gwen Reed’s personal scrapbook - her memories both “turbulent or tender” of the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) Connecticut Federal Theatre project, 1936-1939.