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Bridgeport Pre-1912

Obviously the postcards IN THE SLIDE SHOW BELOW pre-date the description

written in a 1912 Souvenir Booklet of the City of Bridgeport.

" Now a City of Paven Streets, Electric Lights and Modern Conveniences."

"Story that reads like a Romance-Wealth Pouring in a Steady Stream from Mother Earth."

"Aladdin's Lamp Reitres before the Drill and Pump."



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