OTHER EXHIBITS
COMING SOON
SCHOOLS
This upcoming exhibit will highlight the development of the public school system in Bristol from the hiring of the first school master, Samuel Cobbitt in 1685, to the struggle to keep our students learning through the pandemic.
Class in the Burton School, 140 High Street, Bristol, 1905
COMING SOON
AMBROSE EVERETT BURNSIDE
General A.E. Burnside with other regimental officers at RI camp near Washington, DC, 1861
Burnside Materials in the BH&PS Collection (pdf)
PAST EXHIBIT
DIFFERENT TOOLS, DIFFERENT VIEWS
Doughnut mold made from salvaged German medals and bullet casing by Corporal Jack [Graro]
PAST EXHIBIT
THE FACES OF THE BRISTOL RUBBER INDUSTRY
Rubber worker standing next to a 1000-pound ball of rubber.
PAST EXHIBIT
NEVER DONE: WOMEN'S WORK
The extraordinary photograph above pictures a woman applying wallpaper assisted by an unknown man.