Meriden Armory
A photographic history with cited opening dates, collection history and individually credited images. Historic views, later photographs and illustrations are dated separately. This is a selected collection, not an exhaustive inventory.

id: SGC96-S1
title: Connecticut Military Department: Meriden Armory
url: https://portal.ct.gov/MIL/MAPO/History/Armories/List-of-Armories
summary: Lists 241 East Main Street and a service period of 1908–1998.
kind: Historical sources
date: Source dates described in record
credit: Connecticut Military Department: Meriden Armory
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institution: Meriden Armory
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id: SGC96-S2
title: Meriden Historical Society: 2017 walking tour
url: https://www.meridenbiz.com/Customer-Content/www/CMS/files/HISTORICAL-SOCIETY-WALKING-MAP_5-2017.pdf
summary: Identifies the 1908 armory and its architectural presence on East Main Street.
kind: Historical sources
date: Source dates described in record
credit: Meriden Historical Society: 2017 walking tour
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id: SGC96-S3
title: Historic Buildings of Connecticut: Meriden Armory
url: https://historicbuildingsct.com/meriden-armory-1908/
summary: Exterior photograph and account of dances, sporting events and boxing at the armory.
kind: Historical sources
date: Source dates described in record
credit: Historic Buildings of Connecticut: Meriden Armory
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id: SGC-PHOTO-LINK-003
title: Meriden Armory in vintage postcards
kind: Photograph collections
date: Dates stated by source
institution: Meriden Armory
summary: A period postcard shows the castellated facade and men standing on the lawn. The original card was published by the August Schmelzer Co.; open the source to examine the scanned card.
url: https://www.cardcow.com/1109530/meriden-connecticut-g-armory-building/
credit: The August Schmelzer Co.; digital scan at CardCow
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id: SGC-PHOTO-LINK-004
title: Another view of the Meriden Armory
kind: Photograph collections
date: Dates stated by source
institution: Meriden Armory
summary: Compare a second historic postcard published by the Hartford News Company, with a view of the building and the scanned reverse. The exact picture date is not established.
url: https://www.cardcow.com/1058215/meriden-connecticut-armory/
credit: The Hartford News Company; digital scan at CardCow
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