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Two women work at a booth at the Charter Oak Fairground to promote food conservation.

Small advert with a saluting soldier in a field of flowers, next to a road. There is a car moving down the road to a resort style destination in the background.

This articles discusses the first time a liberty chorus performed at a war rally.

The first Hartford soldier to return from France stands on a platform erected in front of the Old State House.

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.

Cover and tittle page of the financial statement of the Red Cross Fund and related page on Surgical Dressing Services

When the Veterans day was moved to the fourth Monday in October, many people were upset and wanted to reserve the commemoration for November 11th.

Farmington Ave in Hartford Conn. during WW1

Crowds throng Main Street in Hartford to celebrate the rumored armistice. On November 7, 1918 an unofficial report was released by the United Press declaring that an armistice had been signed and the war would end at 2:00 p.m. that day. By that…

A banner hangs across Main Street, just before Pearl Street, urging men to enlist in the Connecticut National Guard or the regular Army.