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A woman is dressed in a wartime uniform as she stands before a cannon. The text is to the left of the photo.

Council of Defense propaganda poster addressing cooperation of CT newspapers

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…

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

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

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

Veteran's Day commemorations held at Arlington cemetary

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

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

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.