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Post card of Ridgefield crica 1910

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

An American Brodie helmet worn in WWI by Paul M. Edman of Bristol, Connecticut. On the front of the helmet is painted a red number one in a yellow shield. "The Big Red One" was the insignia for the 1st Division in which Edman served.

Notables pose outside the newly installed Liberty Bond Booth in front of the Old State House to kick off the start of the Liberty Bond Drive. From l-r, Richard M. Bissell, Lt. L.D. Gibbs, former Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley, Mrs. Richard Bissell,…

General Clarence Ransom Edwards in Hartford

A snapshot of workers standing outside of Winchester