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Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
In 1982, a Stamford native, Dr. Robert K, Jarvik, invented the world's first artificial heart.
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- 1819 - Stamford
Stamford, and extensive and populous maritime post township, is situated on Long Island sound, in the southwestern part of the county and State, 10 miles southwest of Norwalk, 42 southwest of New-Haven, 76 southwest of Hartford, and 43 northeast from New-York; bounded on the north by the State of Ne...Read MORE... - 1839 - Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
Fairfield county. This beautiful town is bounded on the S. by Long Island Sound and on the N.W. by the state of New York. Its Indian name was Rippowans, and was purchased of the natives for "twelve coats, twelve hoes, twelve hatchets, twelve knives, two kettles and four fathom...Read MORE... - 1854 - Stamford
Stamford, a flourishing post-borough of Fairfield co., Connecticut, near 'the mouth of Mill river, and on the New York and New Haven railroad, 40 miles S. W. from New Haven, and 36 miles N. E. from New York. A canal 180 rods in length, 30 feet in breadth, and 7 feet deep, has been constructed, ex te...Read MORE... 
Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Artwork
Atlantic Square and Town Hall
Postcard
1900 - LIGHTNING IN A MANSION Bolt Tears Two Great Holes In Roof of the Edifice
WHILE INMATES SLEEP SOUNDLY
Guests and Servants Unconscious of All Danger While the Electric Fluid
Was Ripping Things Up--Damage Amounts to [ineligible].
Stamford, Aug. 18. - Lightning struck H. L. Camman's handsome mansion in Palmer's Hill early yesterday morning causing considerable damage. ...Read MORE...
Main Street
Postcard- 1904 - STAMFORD TOWN HALL BURNED
Fire for a Time Threatened Business Section of the City.
Special to The New York Times.
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 4. - The Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of its kind in the State, was totally destroyed by a fire to-night, which for a time threatened to spread throughout the entire business p...Read MORE... 
Stollwerck's Factory, Stamford, Conn.
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Postcard- 1906
Stamford, a city in Stamford township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on Long Island Sound and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 33 miles NE. of New York city. It has a good harbor for vessels of light draft. The city contains a fine town-hall, the Ferguson library, etc., and has extensive m...Read MORE... 
River Street, 1907
Postcard- 1908 - Saved From Fire
Stamford, Conn., March 24. - Curly is only a "husky" and until recently he trod the frozen Northwwest helping drag pack sleds. He came to Col. John I. Holly, a Stamford business man from Alaska, and a strong bond of friendship was established between the dog and his master. Now that bond is more fir...Read MORE... 
First Congregational Church
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The Kroeger Piano Co., Stamford, Conn.
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Postcard
St. John's R.C. Church, 1909
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Suburban Avenue, 1909
Postcard
Looking East from Stamford National Bank Building
Postcard
Atlantic Insulated Wire & Cable Co. Factory, Stamford, Conn.
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Postcard
Harbor Scene looking South, Stamford, Conn.
Postcard- 1911 - KILLED BY ELECTRIC SWITCH.
Engineer Tries to Divert Current and Falls from Cab.
Special to The New York Times.
STAMFORD, Conn., July 3. - James Coyle of 471 East 130th Street, New York, an engineer on a New Haven Railroad train, was fatally burned on the New Canaan branch of the road this morning.
In throwing a switc...Read MORE... 
Mill River Dam
Postcard
Cor. Bank and main Streets, Stamford, Conn.
Postcard
Railroad Station
Postcard
Wire Factory
Postcard- 1913 - FIVE KILLED IN BOSTON EXPRESS REAR-END CRASH
Score Injured as Second Section Smashes Into First at Stamford.
AIR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK
Victims in Chair Car Skylark Swept to Death or Injury Without Warning.
ENGINEER IN WRECK BEFORE
He Was Fireman When Nine Persons Met Death in the Collision at Westport.
TRAFFIC MEN BLAME ROAD
Accident, Say C...Read MORE... 
Oliver Street Bridge
Postcard
Interstate Rubber Co.'s Factory, Springdale, Conn.
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Postcard
Center School
Postcard- 1920 - November 16 - 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
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Boat House and Merry Go Round, Hallowell Park
Postcard
Yale and Towne Mfg. Co., Stamford, Conn.
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City Hall
Postcard
Massee School for Boys, Stamford, Conn.
MASSEE COUNTRY SCHOOL
For Boys - 6 to 19
52 minutes from New York on Long Island Sound
A beautiful campus of 16 acres on Shippan Point, Stamford Conn. Junior Department for boys under 14. Older boys prepared for all colleges and technical schools. Small classes with much individual attention. Splendid opportunity for health and physical development in all athletics and outdoor sports. Large gymnasium and dormitory.
For catalog, address W.W.... Read MORE...
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Stamford Hospital
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Home Office and Factory of the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company
Walnut, Pacific and Crosby Streets, Stamford, Connecticut
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Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Artwork
 - Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.)
Glimpses of Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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 - Atlantic Square and Town Hall)
Atlantic Square and Town Hall
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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 - Main Street)
Main Street
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Stollwerck's Factory, Stamford, Conn.
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Stollwerck's Factory, Stamford, Conn.
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - River Street, 1907)
River Street, 1907
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - First Congregational Church)
First Congregational Church
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - The Kroeger Piano Co., Stamford, Conn.
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The Kroeger Piano Co., Stamford, Conn.
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - St. John's R.C. Church, 1909)
St. John's R.C. Church, 1909
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Suburban Avenue, 1909)
Suburban Avenue, 1909
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Harbor Scene looking South, Stamford, Conn.)
Harbor Scene looking South, Stamford, Conn.
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Looking East from Stamford National Bank Building)
Looking East from Stamford National Bank Building
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Atlantic Insulated Wire & Cable Co. Factory, Stamford, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org)
Atlantic Insulated Wire & Cable Co. Factory, Stamford, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Mill River Dam)
Mill River Dam
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Cor. Bank and main Streets, Stamford, Conn.)
Cor. Bank and main Streets, Stamford, Conn.
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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 - Railroad Station)
Railroad Station
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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 - Wire Factory)
Wire Factory
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Oliver Street Bridge)
Oliver Street Bridge
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Interstate Rubber Co.'s Factory, Springdale, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org)
Interstate Rubber Co.'s Factory, Springdale, Conn.
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Center School)
Center School
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Boat House and Merry Go Round, Hallowell Park)
Boat House and Merry Go Round, Hallowell Park
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Yale and Towne Mfg. Co., Stamford, Conn.
museumofcthistory.org)
Yale and Towne Mfg. Co., Stamford, Conn.
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Massee School for Boys, Stamford, Conn.
MASSEE COUNTRY SCHOOL
For Boys - 6 to 19
52 minutes from New York on Long Island Sound
A beautiful campus of 16 acres on Shippan Point, Stamford Conn. Junior Department for boys under 14. Older boys prepared for all colleges and technical schools. Small classes with much individual attention. Splendid opportunity for health and physical development in all athletics and outdoor sports. Large gymnasium and dormitory.
For catalog, address W.W. MASSEE, Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn.
Good Housekeeping, Volume 74
Hearst Corporation, 1922
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Massee School for Boys, Stamford, Conn.
MASSEE COUNTRY SCHOOL
For Boys - 6 to 19
52 minutes from New York on Long Island Sound
A beautiful campus of 16 acres on Shippan Point, Stamford Conn. Junior Department for boys under 14. Older boys prepared for all colleges and technical schools. Small classes with much individual attention. Splendid opportunity for health and physical development in all athletics and outdoor sports. Large gymnasium and dormitory.
For catalog, address W.W.... Read MORE...
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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 - City Hall)
City Hall
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Stamford Hospital)
Stamford Hospital
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
 - Home Office and Factory of the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company
Walnut, Pacific and Crosby Streets, Stamford, Connecticut
museumofcthistory.org)
Home Office and Factory of the Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company
Walnut, Pacific and Crosby Streets, Stamford, Connecticut
museumofcthistory.org
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History of Stamford, Connecticut
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1819 - Stamford
Stamford, and extensive and populous maritime post township, is situated on Long Island sound, in the southwestern part of the county and State, 10 miles southwest of Norwalk, 42 southwest of New-Haven, 76 southwest of Hartford, and 43 northeast from New-York; bounded on the north by the State of... Read MORE...
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1839 - Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut
Fairfield county. This beautiful town is bounded on the S. by Long Island Sound and on the N.W. by the state of New York. Its Indian name was Rippowans, and was purchased of the natives for "twelve coats, twelve hoes, twelve hatchets, twelve knives, two kettles and four... Read MORE...
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1854 - Stamford
Stamford, a flourishing post-borough of Fairfield co., Connecticut, near 'the mouth of Mill river, and on the New York and New Haven railroad, 40 miles S. W. from New Haven, and 36 miles N. E. from New York. A canal 180 rods in length, 30 feet in breadth, and 7 feet deep, has been constructed, ex... Read MORE...
1900 - LIGHTNING IN A MANSION Bolt Tears Two Great Holes In Roof of the Edifice
WHILE INMATES SLEEP SOUNDLY
Guests and Servants Unconscious of All Danger While the Electric Fluid
Was Ripping Things Up--Damage Amounts to [ineligible].
Stamford, Aug. 18. - Lightning struck H. L. Camman's handsome mansion in Palmer's Hill early yesterday morning causing considerable damage. ... Read MORE...
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1904 - STAMFORD TOWN HALL BURNED
Fire for a Time Threatened Business Section of the City.
Special to The New York Times.
STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 4. - The Town Hall, one of the finest buildings of its kind in the State, was totally destroyed by a fire to-night, which for a time threatened to spread throughout the entire business... Read MORE...
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1906
Stamford, a city in Stamford township (town), Fairfield co., Conn., on Long Island Sound and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R., 33 miles NE. of New York city. It has a good harbor for vessels of light draft. The city contains a fine town-hall, the Ferguson library, etc., and has extensive... Read MORE...
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1908 - Saved From Fire
Stamford, Conn., March 24. - Curly is only a "husky" and until recently he trod the frozen Northwwest helping drag pack sleds. He came to Col. John I. Holly, a Stamford business man from Alaska, and a strong bond of friendship was established between the dog and his master. Now that bond is more... Read MORE...
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1911 - KILLED BY ELECTRIC SWITCH.
Engineer Tries to Divert Current and Falls from Cab.
Special to The New York Times.
STAMFORD, Conn., July 3. - James Coyle of 471 East 130th Street, New York, an engineer on a New Haven Railroad train, was fatally burned on the New Canaan branch of the road this morning.
In throwing a... Read MORE...
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1913 - FIVE KILLED IN BOSTON EXPRESS REAR-END CRASH
Score Injured as Second Section Smashes Into First at Stamford.
AIR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK
Victims in Chair Car Skylark Swept to Death or Injury Without Warning.
ENGINEER IN WRECK BEFORE
He Was Fireman When Nine Persons Met Death in the Collision at Westport.
TRAFFIC MEN BLAME ROAD
Accident, Say... Read MORE...
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1920 - November 16 - 1st postage stamp meter is set in Stamford Conn
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