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Adoption by the General Assembly of a law broadly authorizing the Governor to assist the federal government in the war, requiring public officials to assist the Governor in this regard, and authorizing necessary funds

A propaganda poster emphasizing the importance of factory jobs during World War 1.

At the point of the article the United States had not entered into WWI, and those going volunteered for service in the event that the U.S. would enter the war. Both Dorothy and Cora Weir were trained at this encampment.

Picture of cover of President Wilson's address to Congress concerning World War I Cover

Text of address by President Woodrow Wilson to Congress on the eve of the United States entry into World War I

Veteran's Day commemorations held at Arlington cemetary

Advertisement for sixteen different designs of sewing patterns of shirt waist design, by Boston pattern designer in 1906

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.

There are three photographs taken in this image. The upper left one has several well dressed individuals walking down a street as part of some ceremony. The second on the upper right is of Cora Weir in uniform. The third at the bottom of the page has…