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Musicians and flag bearers march in the WWI Welcome Home Parade in Thomaston on July 19, 1919.

Portrait of Seth Thomas, founder of the Seth Thomas Clock Company in Thomaston, CT.

Modern photograph of the Plume and Atwood factory along the Naugatuck River in Thomaston, CT.

Photograph of Seth Thomas Clock Company Tool Room employees (all male, all white) in 1913.

Newspaper article appealing to the identity of Thomaston as a clock town when describing the movement of American soldiers in WWI.

Seth Thomas Tower Clock Department on Elm Street in Thomaston, CT.

Facade of the Seth Thomas Clock Factory on South Main Street in Thomaston, CT.

Workers at the Seth Thomas Tower Clock factory hold the hand of the first Colgate Clock, then the largest clock in the world, before its shipment to its destination in Jersey City.

Article describing the marine clocks built until c.1922 in the Marine Shop of the Seth Thomas Clock Company in Thomaston, CT. Seth Thomas had government contracts for marine clocks, which required special movements so they would keep correct time…

Seth Thomas Clock Company Marine Shop and Marine Pond in Thomaston, CT. The Marine Shop produced clocks with special movements for use on ships.