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Ammunition from a Vickers M1916 Machine Gun that was used by British forces in World War I.

Enactment of the Connecticut General Assembly to authorize regulation of foreign-born persons in Connecticut during war time.

The only anti-aircraft gun built for the United States army during World War 1. It was designed and built by the New Britain Machine Company.

The following is a response to the Council of Defense agreeing to serve as a detective for the Navy.
"Thomas Hewes, Esq.,
Secretary of the State Council of Defense,
State Capitol,
Hartford, Conn.
My dear Hewes:
Replying to your letter of…

A group of Italian men march up Main Street past Poli's Theatre carrying American and Italian flags to celebrate the end of the war.

Automobiles decorated with flags drive south down Main Street past Pearl Street in celebration of the Armistice.

A float shaped like a coffin passes down Main Street. The signs on the float read "To [ring] the Kaiser" and "How We Helped To Do".

A view of the Armistice Day celebrations from a building on Main Street. Crowds of people, automobiles and trolley cars fill the intersection of Main Street and Pearl Street.

Three young boys dress up as a flag bearer, Uncle Sam and a drummer and carry a sign that reads "To Hell With the Kaiser." From l-r Edward Hassett, Joseph Grant and Francis Grant.