An American town and its way of life, Southington, Conn. The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close. The town hall is in the left foreground.
Jacobs, Fenno,, 1904-1975,, photographer.
An American town and its way of life, Southington, Conn. The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street. The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close. The town hall is in the left foreground. May 23 to May 30
1942 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Southington Town Hall (Conn.)
World War, 1939-1945
Memorial Day
City & town halls
Parades & processions
United States--Connecticut--Southington
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-51 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35002
Call Number: LC-USW36-799
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the owls go (59 months ago | reply)
I've always loved these photos of Southington. I'm so glad that The Library of Congress has posted them on flickr.
the owls go, beccanne, elevine, lpcress, and 4 other people added this photo to their favorites.
pennylrichardsca (40 months ago | reply)
Same intersection, August 2009:
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