eBay Thursday: A Peek at Bethel's Past

If you are a lover of all things Bethel, especially peeks at the past, eBay is a most unlikely source of treasures to peruse.

eBay listings for Bethel turns up old photos and maps for sale. Read the fine print if you are interested in purchasing any of these items. Many are reproductions, but there are some that are authentic.

Greenwood Avenue postcard, 1906, authentic. A look at the old Victorian houses on the right, and a large brick building on the left.  Anyone know which building that was?

Fountain Place and Main Street. Bethel looked grand in the early 1900s.  Here's another view from a postcard.

A scanned photo of PT Barnum's original saltbox home.

 Congregational church: This small wood engraving was published in 1836 (NOT a repro). On the back it says, You could make money selling pretty postcards here.  Signed by M. Rudolph.

 Bethel CT Bird-eye View c1910 Postcard, shows Danbury in the distance.

 Bethel Fire Engine and firehouse, scanned copy

 Map of Bethel, 1867, lists homeowners names! It's a reproduction but sounds like a fun thing to have in the home, especially if you are a devotee of Bethel history.