EXHIBITS

GRACIOUS LIVING IN STAMFORD
Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries
Photos and Objects from Our Collection

Life at Home

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Benjamin M. Ayers family, Long Ridge Village c. 1890

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The Phillips Family

Mrs. Charles Edmund H. Phillips & dog	Grandson Alfred Noroton Phillips Jr.

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From Katharine Merritt's Photo Album, 1893 & 1894
The extended family—no people are identified.

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Wilbur Lewis Family

In a 1905 Cadillac Model F. Although the radiator is real, the hood behind it is a “dummy,” because the single-cylinder engine is under the front seat. Automobile information courtesy Christopher G. Foster, Society of Automotive Historians, Inc.	Young patriots Frank Trowbridge and Hazel and Clarence Lewis with Glenbrook School in the background left.

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The Wardwell Family

Helen Wardwell and cousin Margaret	Dr. Franklin Wardwell

more Wardwell Family pictures

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Mayapple Farm

Anne Barrows (Mrs. John C. Ramsey) on her horse “Stony”
with her friends holding her pets

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Introduction to the Exhibits
Best Seats in the House
Hallway Displays from the Collection
Pictures from the Opening Reception

Staircases Living Rooms Dining Sleeping Books and Music Life at Home

Henri Bendel Mansion Denehurst Downtown Judd Home Wilbur Lewis Homes Marion Castle

Blachley Lodge Linden Lodge Katharine Merritt's Photo Album By the Water Strawberry Hill Wardwell Homes

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