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P&A Strike with women 1919.png
5,000 workers in area manufacturing companies went on strike; at Plume & Atwood, 200 women gathered outside and challenged the men inside to walk out.

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While workers at area shops threatened strikes, the Plume & Atwood Company declared a 9-hour day.

Which Will Your Brother or Sweetheart See?.png
Advertisement trying to convince middle and upper class women to apply for war work at the U.S. Employment Bureau in Bridgeport, CT.

Innes Family Banner (3 Sons in Navy).png
The Innes Family of Thomaston hung a banner on the family home to honor three sons in the Navy during WWI.

WWI Pennant Hung by John & Rose Hearn (Son Arthur in Navy).png
John and Rose Hearn hung this banner in honor of their son, Arthur, when he served in the Navy during WWI.

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Photograph of Thomaston men in the Connecticut Home Guard, which prepared in case of America's entry into WWI.

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Program of Thomaston's Welcome Home Celebration on July 19, 1919.

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Thomaston Fire House decorated for WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.

Gazebo Welcome Home Parade.png
Thomaston gazebo decorated for WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.

Girl Scouts in Welcome Home Parade.png
Girl Scouts march in Thomaston's WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.
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