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Items in the Robert S. Greenberg Made in New Haven Collection

Sticky Business

A number of New Haven inventions have changed the course of historyβ€”the cotton gin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone exchange. Less impactful, but more joyful, is the Lolly Popβ€”or, as we...

Sticky Business

A number of New Haven inventions have changed the course of historyβ€”the cotton gin, vulcanized rubber, the telephone exchange. Less impactful, but more joyful, is the Lolly Popβ€”or, as we...

Room with a View

Room with a View

At Ives Main Library, there’s a tall airy space behind the checkout desk, encased in red walls and glass. Open during strange, limited hours and filled with thousands of items,...

Room with a View

At Ives Main Library, there’s a tall airy space behind the checkout desk, encased in red walls and glass. Open during strange, limited hours and filled with thousands of items,...

Ahead of Time

Ahead of Time

He was born in 1799. He made civil rights history. And he tried to make more. Most antebellum New Haveners prided themselves on pursuing their fortunes without resorting to the...

Ahead of Time

He was born in 1799. He made civil rights history. And he tried to make more. Most antebellum New Haveners prided themselves on pursuing their fortunes without resorting to the...

Middle of the Food Chain

Middle of the Food Chain

When I visited Long Wharf’s New Haven Food Terminal, it was sweltering. The air shimmied, and even the seagulls who’d flown over from the harbor seemed dispirited and limp as...

Middle of the Food Chain

When I visited Long Wharf’s New Haven Food Terminal, it was sweltering. The air shimmied, and even the seagulls who’d flown over from the harbor seemed dispirited and limp as...

With a Vengeance

With a Vengeance

It takes a lot of anger to write an epic poem about how much you dislike a place. For Samuel Woodworth, heartbreak and cruel gossip were enough to fuel 600...

With a Vengeance

It takes a lot of anger to write an epic poem about how much you dislike a place. For Samuel Woodworth, heartbreak and cruel gossip were enough to fuel 600...

Pieces of War

Pieces of War

Despite a camouflage paint job, the West Haven Veterans Museum and Learning Center is easy to spot. Set up in 2010 by a team of volunteers, benefactors and the government...

Pieces of War

Despite a camouflage paint job, the West Haven Veterans Museum and Learning Center is easy to spot. Set up in 2010 by a team of volunteers, benefactors and the government...