William A. Dudley

4"x 5" Glass Negatives

William A. Dudley (1874-1968) was the seventh generation in his Dudley line to pass a lifetime at Clapboard Hill. He was born on the family farm there, the son of Eli T. Dudley and Caroline Wilcox. After graduating from Guilford High School in 1893, William attended a business college in New Haven and remained on the family farm. His amateur stint with photography was evidently a short-lived one around the time of his marriage to Louva Redfield in 1897. At that time, William and Louva Dudley moved into a new house at 295 Clapboard Hill Road, which is where William’s glass plate negatives were stored until they were gifted to G.K.S. Through Louva Redfield’s connections to her hometown of Killingworth, William Dudley provided the photo illustrations for a booklet about the town of Killingworth, circa 1897. William is remembered as a dignified and courteous man with immense physical strength. He conducted a teaming business at Clapboard Hill, using two big teams of horses to haul logs from woodlots. He had a portable gasoline engine sawmill and sold cordwood. Later, his barns were stocked with white-faced beef cattle, which he raised on a large scale. He kept cows, too, and sold milk to Lester Williams’ dairy up the hillside. For many years, William Dudley was a deacon in the First Congregational Church and for a brief period, 1919-1920, he served as Judge of Probate for the District of Guilford.

WAD-10. Clapboard Hill School with five students and teacher standing outside Clapboard Hill Rd #148 c1895

WAD-103. Sailboat with two masts at a large dock, passenger steamer in the background with cabin sign which says, “New Haven Line”. Another sign on pilot house reads “Continental.” On the dock are dozens of casks or barrels. unknown, probably not Guilford c1895

WAD-106. Small one-story house with Greek revival doorway, front door is on the left. Picket fence. Possibly Joel Davis house Little Meadow Rd unknown, possibly 925 Little Meadow Rd c1895

WAD-109. Two story house, possibly a converted saltbox, with an ell in the back. ‘Coffin door’ in the middle of the side wall, picket fence and trees in front unknown, possibly Guilford c1895

WAD-111. E. M. Munger Jeweler’s store at #84 Chapel St, New Haven, next door in M. B. Newton & Co. Bankers at #86 unknown, New Haven, c1895

WAD-115. Turkeys in an outdoor fenced enclosure c1895

WAD-119. Schoolhouse with two front doors c1895

WAD-121. School children sitting on steps outside school. Seven children. Batten board siding on the school. unknown, possibly Killingworth Moose Hill School (see P-2148, PC-22) c1895

WAD-124. Schoolhouse with flagpole in the gable over the door. Vertical siding. Three rail fence and stonewall. unknown, possibly Killingworth c1895

WAD-127. Miss Crocke and a child sitting in a hammock. Calvin Leete house porch in the background Leete’s Island Rd #650 c1895

WAD-13. Guilford Fair day, men with string of cattle and buggy on the Green c1895

WAD-132. E. E. Lord “Far Away Farm” in Killingworth. Large colonial house with porch on the side and barn to the right. Killingworth c1895

WAD-135. Killingworth Congregational Church parsonage. The church is visible on the left. Killingworth c1895

WAD-138. Four boys dressed in suits in a wallpapered room. Framed print on the wall says “Temperance Tribute” c1895

WAD-141. Boy with a circular hat outside a house, with a small wagon c1895

WAD-152. Six or more yoke of oxen on a chain, gentle hills and conifers in background c1895

WAD-155. Four women in long dresses standing at what looks like a fairground c1895

WAD-159. Greek revival house with front portico with columns c1895

WAD-161. House with three brick chimneys and porch with columns, picket fence, large house with addition on the right c1895

WAD-164. Man and woman in 2 horse buggy, with schoolhouse, general store and house in the background, best of the 4 views unknown, not Guilford c1895

WAD-172. horse hitched to empty buggy standing over food trough in rear of a house, nice quaint scene c1895

WAD-175. George Fowler store when occupied by C.W. Chittenden’s “messenger service.” Whitfield St #17 c1895

WAD-178. Dining room with table, chairs, and covered fireplace, unidentified. c1895

WAD-180. Elderly couple seated, unidentified. Note treadle sewing machine in background. c1895

WAD-187. Elderly couple seated. Note treadle sewing machine in background. c1895

WAD-19. Guilford Fair day, decorated float with two women standing next to it Green c1895

WAD-193. Dining room table with thirteen place settings and platters of food, turkey, pie, plates turned upside down. No people. c1895

WAD-2. Louva Dudley (Mrs. William Dudley) and Carrie Dudley on the front porch of their home William A. Dudley house Clapboard Hill Rd #295 c1899

WAD-23 . James Monroe house 63 Fair St c1895

WAD-26. Horse and buggy with man in suit posing on Broad St In the background are the First Congregational Church #110 Broad St, church parsonage (moved to 28 Conway Dr.), Nathaniel Johnson Jr. house (torn down 1906) c1895

WAD-29. St. George Catholic church, 161-165 Whitfield St at the corner with High St Whitfield St 161-165 c1895

WAD-31. First Congregational Church #110 Broad St and church parsonage taken from the Green c1895

WAD-35. Louva Dudley (Mrs. William A.) sitting in a pony cart with a quilt on her lap, large dog sitting on the ground unknown, probably not Guilford c1895

WAD-38. William Lee Dudley house with carriage house and barn with cupola Clapboard Hill Rd #465 c1895

WAD-100. Elderly woman standing by a chair outside holding a book unknown, probably not Guilford c1895

WAD-104. Boat, steam motor launch tied at a dock with large ropes unknown, probably not Guilford c1895

WAD-107. Cape house with picket fence and ell on the left side, barn on the right c1895

WAD-11. Clapboard Hill School view showing open fields behind the school, the outhouse and the dirt road Clapboard Hill Rd #148 c1895

WAD-112. Corner cupboard filled with china in a parlor, “Merry Christmas” sign near the ceiling unknown house interior c1895

WAD-117. Cat held by a girl in winter overcoat and high laced boots standing next to a foundation c1895

WAD-12. Christ Episcopal Church #11 Park St c1895

WAD-122. School children sitting on steps outside school. Seven children with the teacher. Batten board siding on the school. unknown, possibly Killingworth Moose Hill School (see P-2148, PC-22) c1895

WAD-125. “The Old Green School House” with American flag flying. Published in a book published in Killingworth of William Dudley’s photographs. House visible in the background. Killingworth c1895

WAD-128. Five women and a man standing with their bicycles lined up in a fenced in park surrounded by large evergreen trees. unknown, not Guilford c1895

WAD-130. Dr. Aschel Nettleton’s birthplace, ruins of the chimney base Killingworth c1895

WAD-133. Killingworth Congregational Church. Two wood piles on the side. All the window shutters are closed. Clock face is gone. Killingworth c1895

WAD-136. “C.G. Redfield and Co. Post Office” appears on the sign. Small house with small wings on each side. Second story windows have closed shutters. unknown, possibly Killingworth c1895

WAD-14. Guilford Fair day, horses inside a fenced area with ladies in Victorian dress. Jedediah Lathrop house at #55 Park St is in the background Green and #55 Park St c1895

WAD-150. School children on the steps of a school with batten siding. Fourteen students and a teacher unknown, possibly Killingworth c1895

WAD-153. Horse and buggy in a park surrounded by a split rail fence. Man driving it has a derby hat c1895

WAD-157. Goat tethered on the lawn, outside a house, with a boy c1895

WAD-16. Guilford Fair day, cows tethered to a rope line, buggies. Fine close-up of the fence around the Green c1895

WAD-162. Wagon decorated for a fair, thatching on top, American flag in the rear of the wagon c1895

WAD-17. Guilford Fair day, cattle in a chain yoke marching in the road around the Green, probably on Boston St Green c1895

WAD-173. horse standing outside stall, portion of outbuilding and buggy show c1895

WAD-176. Man at desk; woman at typewriter, unidentified,

WAD-179. Group of adults (14), in parlor, unidentified. c1895

WAD-181. City street scene, New Haven looking down Chapel Street just after Church Street. Taken from upper story looking down at street cars and storefronts. c1895

WAD-188. Group of people posing in parlor, unidentified c1895

WAD-190. Man at desk gazing out window, unidentified c1895

WAD-194. Young woman in long dress seated on bicycle, unidentified c1895

WAD-20. Guilford Fair day, cattle tethered in a row at north end of the Green. Nathaniel Johnson Jr. house (torn down in 1906) just east of First Congregational Church at #110 Broad St and Samuel Eliot house 1 State St Green, just east of #110 Broad St and 1 State St c1895

WAD-24 . Amo Dudley Jr. 480 Clapboard Hill Rd, in the snow, four large elms in front and several barns c1895

WAD-27. long shed at a sawmill with logs in front. Shed is open on one side and the ends c1895

WAD-3. Carrie Dudley on the front porch of her home William A. Dudley house Clapboard Hill Rd #295 c1899

WAD-33. Lydia Chittenden house closeup view of the south side and front, 1 Whitfield St c1895

WAD-36. Louva Dudley (Mrs. William A.) sitting in a pony cart with a quilt on her lap, large dog sitting on the ground unknown, probably not Guilford c1895

WAD-102. Boat at a large dock, on the stern it says “Wild West of NY”, not Guilford. Young girl hiding in cabin, chicken on roof. c1895

WAD-105. Guilford Library close-up view in its original location on Whitfield St just south of 119 Whitfield St present site (2003) of Eagle Hose Fire Co. c1895

WAD-108. Story and a half house with ell with a porch on the left, picket fence unknown, possibly Guilford c1895

WAD-110. House, gable end to the street, Greek revival front with shuttered door, very small house, with large addition in the rear, nice stone wall on the left unknown, possibly Guilford c1895

WAD-113. Turkeys in an outdoor fenced enclosure c1895

WAD-118. Tenement building in a city, three story brick unknown, not Guilford c1895

WAD-120. School children standing outside schoolhouse. Teacher with six children. Twelve over 12 window in the building c1895

WAD-123. Schoolhouse with batten board siding on the front ell with single door. Clapboards on the rest, flagpole on the roof. Outbuilding to the right unknown, possibly Killingworth Moose Hill School (see P-2148, PC-22) c1895

WAD-126. Three story brick buildings. City setting, women on the sidewalk unknown city c1895

WAD-129. Agricultural hall in Killingworth c1895

WAD-131. “house of stucco” 2 story flat roofed house with porch with four columns Killingworth c1895

WAD-134. Killingworth Congregational Church. All windows are covered by shutters and clock face is gone. 2 Woodpiles on the side. Carriage sheds to the far right. Killingworth c1895

WAD-137. Four boys dressed in suits standing next to a house with a bicycle c1895

WAD-140. bicyclist in road, horse and buggies to the side c1895

WAD-151. Emmanuel Church, church with three tiered steeple with cross on top, horse sheds in the rear Killingworth c1895

WAD-154. Woman standing outside a house wearing pinstripe dress and eyeglasses c1895

WAD-158. goat tethered on the lawn, outside a house, with a woman c1895

WAD-160. Schoolhouse inside of a stone wall. Flagpole in the gable c1895

WAD-163. Saltbox house, side view, mostly obscured by trees c1895

WAD-170. Two horse buggy in a field with a man driving c1895

WAD-174. cat posed on a small table outside the bay window, cat is blurred c1895

WAD-177. Man with beard at desk, unidentified. Tacked on wall is Hostetter's Illustrated United States Almanac from 1893. Date of photo presumably 1893.

WAD-18. Guilford Fair day, group of women posing, large tent in the background Green c1895

WAD-182. Guilford Library building (gone). Whitfield Street, between #119-127. Site is now narrow town parking lot for Eagle Hose Fire Company. c1895

WAD-189. Group of people posing in parlor, unidentified c1895

WAD-191. Three men in a business office, unidentified c1895

WAD-195. School room, unidentified c1895

WAD-22 . Railroad Station, house on the left appears to be on Old Whitfield St (torn down). Men with luggage standing by the tracks which are on the left. Whitfield St railroad station c1895

WAD-25. Abraham Dudley house 330 Clapboard Hill Rd, note the muddy rutted road in front of the house c1895

WAD-28. Marilla Spencer on a bicycle in front of the E. Chapman Bishop house at 122 Broad St c1895

WAD-30. Guilford Fair, horse and buggy with a man and woman in the buggy. First Congregational Church parsonage on Broad St in the background. Green c1895

WAD-34. Louva Dudley (Mrs. William A.) sitting in a pony cart with a quilt on her lap, large dog sitting on the ground unknown, probably not Guilford c1895