Historical Photos

Washington Hill School - 1908 Class Photo

Richard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:10:18 GMT

Washington Hill School - 1908 Class Photo

1908 Washington Hill School District No.3 Barkhamsted, Conn. Schoolmarm, Maude Francis Seymour, sent this class photo postcard to relatives in Southern Connecticut.

Washington Hill School - 1908 Class Photo

Richard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:10:18 GMT

Washington Hill School - 1908 Class Photo

1908 Washington Hill School District No.3 Barkhamsted, Conn. Schoolmarm, Maude Francis Seymour, sent this class photo postcard to relatives in Southern Connecticut.

John and Bertha Ullmann

Richard — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:42:27 GMT

John and Bertha Ullmann

Circa 1910 - John and Bertha Ullmann, Ullmann Farmhouse (AKA: Squires Tavern)

John and Bertha Ullmann

Richard — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:42:27 GMT

John and Bertha Ullmann

Circa 1910 - John and Bertha Ullmann, Ullmann Farmhouse (AKA: Squires Tavern)

Riverton Fishing Derby

Richard — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:18:24 GMT

Riverton Fishing Derby

Circa 1965 Hitchcock Chair Fishing Derby, Riverton, Conn.

Riverton Fishing Derby

Richard — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:18:24 GMT

Riverton Fishing Derby

Circa 1965 Hitchcock Chair Fishing Derby, Riverton, Conn.

Pleasant Valley Bridge - March 1910

Richard — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:31:26 GMT

Pleasant Valley Bridge - March 1910

Ice jam at Pleasant Valley, Conn., March 1st, 1910. This photo was taken below the bridge and looks upstream. The bridge shown was washed out in the 1938 flood. The smokestacks and building to the right are part of the Rogers Rake Shop. Currenly, the fishermans parking lot occupies part of the area where the rake shop once stood. Ice jams in the Farmington River like this one in the photo were not uncommon in the first half of the 20th century, and in earlier years. Now they seem to occur less frequently. Why is that? Perhaps the more controlled flow of the river by flood control dams is a factor.

Pleasant Valley Bridge - March 1910

Richard — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:31:26 GMT

Pleasant Valley Bridge - March 1910

Mr. Ullman Hauling Ice - Pleasant Valley Connecticut

Richard — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:43:26 GMT

Mr. Ullman Hauling Ice - Pleasant Valley Connecticut

Richard — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:43:26 GMT

Mr. Ullman Hauling Ice - Pleasant Valley Connecticut

January 1891 - Ice Jam destroys Pleasant Valley Bridge

Richard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:17:32 GMT

January 1891 - Ice Jam destroys Pleasant Valley Bridge

This photo shows the Pleasant Valley bridge in the river opposite near where the drive-in movie theater is now located. In January 1891, it was taken out by the ice and high water and washed downstream in pieces. The bridge was the old wood type that frequently was damaged or destroyed by ice flows or floods because they were constructed with a pier located mid-stream, making it more vulnerable to damage. This style of bridge was probably very similar to those constructed in Pleasant Valley and elsewhere in town during most of the 1800s.

January 1891 - Ice Jam destroys Pleasant Valley Bridge

Richard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:17:32 GMT

January 1891 - Ice Jam destroys Pleasant Valley Bridge

Pleasant Valley Long Bridge

Richard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:16:23 GMT

Pleasant Valley Long Bridge

A succession of wooden bridges spanned the West Branch of the Farmington River in Pleasant Valley. On January 22, 1891, the "Long Bridge" was washed down river by a flood and frozen in an ice jam. The bridge had tall wooden sides but was not covered. In 1908 The "Long Bridge" was replaced by a steel structure, which was washed away in the 1938 hurricane.

Pleasant Valley Long Bridge

Richard — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:16:23 GMT

Pleasant Valley Long Bridge

Ullmann Family Portrait

Richard — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:41:08 GMT

Ullmann Family Portrait

Ullmann Family portrait. John and Augusta, Johanna-Oswald and thee girls.

Ullmann Family Portrait

Richard — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:41:08 GMT

Ullmann Family Portrait

Ullmann Family portrait. John and Augusta, Johanna-Oswald and thee girls.

Children with their Christmas presents

Richard — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:09 GMT

Children with their Christmas presents

Children with their Christmas presents in front of Ullman farm.

Left to Right: John Ullmann, Bertha Ullmann, Evangeline Klakring, Gussie and Martha Scofield, Honiss (John) Scofiend.

The Scofield children were raised by Uncle Dutch (Oswald) and Ora Bates Ullmann.

Children with their Christmas presents

Richard — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:09 GMT

Children with their Christmas presents

Children with their Christmas presents in front of Ullman farm.

Left to Right: John Ullmann, Bertha Ullmann, Evangeline Klakring, Gussie and Martha Scofield, Honiss (John) Scofiend.

The Scofield children were raised by Uncle Dutch (Oswald) and Ora Bates Ullmann.

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse

Richard — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:49:08 GMT

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse circa 1912 - Teacher is Miss Frederick

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse

Richard — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:49:08 GMT

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse

Barkhamsted Center Schoolhouse circa 1912 - Teacher is Miss Frederick