Photos - Beaches/Beach Areas - Madison, CT

From Madison Historical Society

1890 – 1998 (Earliest/Latest dates)

Originally part of Beach collection in Photobox III. All beach photos are separated in that same photobox. These are the remaining materials said to be part of this collection, but as of 8/18/22 cannot be found. There were descriptions of each scanned image. These are the remaining descriptions. The numbers probably do not correspond with the photos.

East Wharf:

1) Story about East Wharf beach. 2 pages. Unknown source. Unknown date.

5) Written piece entitled "The Early History of the Surf Club". 1 page. Author unknown. Unknown date.

7) Article from an unknown source about the prospect of acquiring 45 acres of land (from a Mrs. Louise Garvan) to increase the amount of beach land. 1 page. Date: 09/02/1965.

8) Picture of the Surf Club by an unknown photographer. 1 page. Unknown date.

9) Another picture of the Surf Club by an unknown photographer. 1 page. Unknown date.

11) Shoreline Times article entitled "Early Days at Madison Beaches". 3 pages. Date: 07/25/1974.

15) Post card, printed in 1974, of sailors probably headed to Faulkner's Island. 2 pages. 3 copies in folder.

25) Pictures of West Wharf and East Wharf by Jerome Wexler. 3 pages. Date: 1) 1992, 3) 11/1994.

26) Picture of a group of boys at the beach. Unknown photographer. 1 page. Date: probably 1890-1900.

28) Cover of book belonging to the Madison Historical Society...picture of Middle Beach Road West (the Char Smith Cottage in Madison). Photographer unknown. Date unknown. 2 pages.

29) Overhead picture of Fence Creek neighborhood in Madison. Photographer unknown. Date unknown. 1 page. 2 copies in folder.

30) Picture from Middle Beach looking onto the Madison Beach Hotel by Jerome Wexler. 1 page. Date: 06/1997.

 

Accession/ID Number 2020.018.014