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  • Collection: The Armistice in Connecticut

1918 Armistice Failed to Halt Wars.pdf
Newspaper article in the Hartford Courant, claiming that the Armistice did not end the Great War

Terms of the the Armistice told in President Wilson's Address.pdf
The Armistice information relayed to the American people, particularly Connecticut

Armistice celebration, Italian group .jpg
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.

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

Armistice celebration, Main Street (1).jpg
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".

Armistice celebration, Main Street and Pearl Street.jpg
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.

Armistice celebration, Spirit of '76.jpg
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.
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