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
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- 1942-05-30
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"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" (1942-05-30). FSA/OWI. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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%27s_war_LCCN2017878598.tifNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 116467.
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