Images of Historical New Haven

The following images were scanned from a publication of the New Haven Colony Historical Society, This was Connecticut: Images of a Vanished World, by Martin W. Sandler. The Society owns the original photographs and has generously given permission to the Library to display reproductions here. For more information about the photographs, contact the Society at 562-4183.

Underneath each thumbnail is a caption, the photographer's name (when known), and links to larger images. Clicking on a thumbnail will display a medium-sized image.

Playing at marbles, Yale Uni- versity, New Haven, 1901. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	Engine #1, New Haven and Derby Railroad, 1871. Photographer Unknown. Medium  |  Large	Yale Bicycle Club, Westville, c. 1870. Myron T. Filley Medium  |  Large
Operating room, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, c. 1908. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	Physical therapy rooms, New Haven Hospital, New Haven, c. 1908. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	Stock brokers, New Haven, 1909. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large
Morris Cove, New Haven, c. 1906. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	New Haven, c. 1910. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	Men's Club, New Haven, c. 1895. George Bradley Medium  |  Large
Lighthouse Point, New Haven, c. 1915. Photographer Unknown. Medium  |  Large	Lighthouse Point Beach, New Haven, c. 1915 T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large	New Haven, 1902. T.S. Bronson Medium  |  Large

Related Sites

• American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936
  Includes photographs of New Haven and other areas in Connecticut.
• Connecticut History Online
  An impressive collection of hundreds of historical New Haven images. Do a basic search for "New Haven" and watch the thumbnails cascade before your eyes. According to the site, a total of over 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints are available.
• New Haven Health: Photographs and Images
  A nice collection of historical images of New Haven health and disease and sordid city scenes.
• New Haven Railroad Photographs
  Photographs of old trains. Right-clicking is disabled but you can press Alt-Print Screen (in Windows) to capture an image, then paste it (Ctrl-V) into an image editor such as Windows' Paint (Go to Programs > Accessories in Windows 9x to access Paint).

Revised March 19, 2001
Posted August 16, 2001