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The following is a response to the Council of Defense call for detectives.
"Thomas Hews Esq. Secretary,
Connecticut State Council of Defense, Hartford, Conn.
Dear sir:-
In reply to your letter of Sept. 6th. requesting the name of someone who…

A political cartoon analyzing the way children perceive veterans day in an attempt to teach them what it is all about

Inaugural Message of Governor Marcus Holcomb to the General Assembly, January Session 1919

Message to the Citizens of Connecticut from Governor Marcus H. Holcomb

The first Colgate clock was positioned on the roof of the factory in Jersey City in 1908. Seth Thomas Clocks of Thomaston, CT designed and manufactured the clock and the one that replaced it in 1924.

Two women carrying basket of vegetables in front of woman in uniform on horseback with U.S. flag.

This is the sheet music for the song "We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall" by Henry Kenning. This song was published in Hartford, Connecticut.

A medium advert featuring a photo of a young boy. Below the message reads that you can hire a young boy to do menial work to raise money for the war effort.

A medium to large advert promoting a department store which specialized in fur coats, toys, sleds and skates. There is a Americana shield which reads Free Souvenirs near the top left, and on the bottom right there is a figure of a child in a…

Two men standing together apparently smoking. The younger one seems to be in a uniform, the older one in dapper clothing. Text to the left.