November 25, 2008

A picture of The Bristol Press staff in 1882

From Bristol, Connecticut, in the Olden Time "New Cambridge" which Includes Forestville:

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The paper printed its first issue on March 9, 1871, but C.H. Riggs, the first owner, was still around for this picture. He's sitting on the steps, but I'm not sure which one he is. I'm sure someone can tell us.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 25, 2008 at 8:39 PM

    Cool picture, Steve. Which ones are you and Jackie? ;)

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  2. Steve CollinsNovember 25, 2008 at 10:54 PM

    Oh, great, now my kids are posting comments.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 26, 2008 at 3:59 PM

    At least they have a sense of humor.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 29, 2008 at 9:56 AM

    How quaint. It amuses me somewhat how liberals seem to love looking at old pictures from times before liberals (of today's type) had much influence.

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