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"Miss Columbia" drops flower petals on the surface of Marine Pond during Thomaston's 1920 Memorial Day services.

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A view of Main Street, Thomaston looking north during the WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919. Towers pictured are those of Trinity Church, the historic firehouse, and the Opera House.

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Girl Scouts march in Thomaston's WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.

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Thomaston gazebo decorated for WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.

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Thomaston Fire House decorated for WWI Welcome Home Parade on July 19, 1919.

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Program of Thomaston's Welcome Home Celebration on July 19, 1919.

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Photograph of Thomaston men in the Connecticut Home Guard, which prepared in case of America's entry into WWI.

WWI Pennant Hung by John & Rose Hearn (Son Arthur in Navy).png
John and Rose Hearn hung this banner in honor of their son, Arthur, when he served in the Navy during WWI.

Innes Family Banner (3 Sons in Navy).png
The Innes Family of Thomaston hung a banner on the family home to honor three sons in the Navy during WWI.

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Advertisement trying to convince middle and upper class women to apply for war work at the U.S. Employment Bureau in Bridgeport, CT.
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