Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-08
INTERESTING EXHIBITS
BY w. n. SHIELDS.
Shown at Loan Exhibit and Attract
Much Attention.

The following are interesting arti-
cles at the loan exhibit in Converse
Art gallery where many are going this
week. They are the articles loaned by
Attorney W. II. Shields and attract
much attention.
First Directory of Norwich, publish
ed in 1S46 by l.. & Z. Edwards, book
sellers, in Norwich, and printed by
John w. Stedman of Norwich.
Second Directory of Norwich, com
piled in 1857 by William II. Boyd of
New York and published by John w.
Stedman of Norwich.
Teniers Gallery, book of etchings
compiled and published in the year
1860 att Antwerp in Holland by the
famous Dutch painter, David Teniers
the younger. The book contains 253
etchings of the paintings of the great
masters, Michael Angelo, Raphael,
Corregio, Titan, Teniers, Bellino; Gil
orgione and Others Although the
book is two centuries and half old the
prints are all in excellent condition.
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, a large cab
met photograph of General Grant, TAX
en- by Edward q. Webster, a photogra-
pher at Louisville, KY, on Sunday,
March 6, 1864. At that time General
Grant came to Louisville by railroad
from his army, headquarters at Nash
vile, Tenn, to take the steamboat at
Louisville to proceed by way of Gin
cinnati to Washington, there to meet
President Lincoln and receive from
him his commission as lieutenant gen.
eral of the armies of the United
States, an Office created by congress
few days before that time. This pic
ture is said to be the trueSt likeness
to be found of General Grant in the
wartime. So far as is known. it has
never been copied or published, there
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tive was accidentally broken and de-
stroyed by the photographer.
Daniel Webster, a large cabinet pho
tographic print of Daniel Webster at
the home of his childhood, in Frank
lin, N. H.
Printed List of All the Voters, in the
town of Norwich, in April, 1910.
Great Flood in Norwich. A photo
graphic picture of the great food in
Norwich in the Shetucket river on
Saturday February A. 1885. The wa
ter was deep and covered all of Frank
lin square, stopping all travel by horse
cars and wagons that day. On that
Saturday boats were used to carry
persons from Shetucket street across
the square to point near East Main
street. AT the corner of Bath and
Franklin streets, the water was four
feet deep and on Ferry street the wa
ter was seven feet deep. This flood
was a few inches higher than the great
freshet of 1876 and the rainfall too,
was greater. In the rear of the Wau-
regan hotel the water was estimated
to be twelve feet deep. The flood was
general throughout New England, and
the damage to property was many mil.
lion dollars.
Broadway Congregational Church of
Norwich-Booklet having a brief his
tory of that church, when il was the
Fifth Congregational church. and later
when it was the Main Street Congre-
gational church, containing also a
complete list of all members of the
church, living and deceased, down to
1852. and published by John G. Cooley
of Norwich
Uncas Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Norwich-A booklet of the constitution
and bylaws of the society, and having
a list of all the officers and members
in the year 1S47, and published by John
w. Stedman of Norwich in 1S47.
Titan, the Celebrated Painter-A
portrait of Titan painted by Alexander
Fl. Emmons, noted portrait painter,
who for many years lived and had his
studio in Norwich. This portrait was
painted by MIR. Emmons while abroad
in Europe from portrait of Titan
executed by Titan himself.
Norwich-A Autograph picture OF
Norwich. representing a view of Nor
wich in the year 1858, from Sunnyside,
opposite Thamesville, made from a
painting by John ID. Croker, a noted
painter of portraits and landscapes,
Whqsfor many years resided and prac
ticed With distinction his art lii Nor
wich. This lithograph was published
BY n G. Kellogg. The view of Nor
wichton the Invitations sent out for the
250th anniversary celebration was
copied from this picture
Norwich-A Autograph picture of
Norwich presenting a view of Norwich
| from Laurel Hill. This print was
| drawn and Autographed by H. Knecht
and printed by ]. Ran Of New York.
Il is supposed TO have been published
about the year 1854, and is a picture of
| Norwich at that time.
Norwich-A map Of Norwich in