Fascinating Historical Photos of Life in Southington, Connecticut During WWII

#1 Children stage a patriotic demonstration, Southington, 1942

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#2 Andrew Smedberg came to America twenty-two years ago from Sweden.

He was broke when he arrived but by hard work and perseverance was able to acquire what he has today--a thriving dairy farm, earning a "good living" for his family of seven.

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#3 Class instruction, 1942

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#4 Red Cross mess hall, 1942

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#5 Boys collecting paper for war conversion, 1942

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#6 Amusement Park, 1942

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#7 Playground in Southington, 1942

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#8 Ralph Eurlbut and his family at mealtime, 1942

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#9 First Selectman (for 1942) James Simone (left) attending the town meeting in his capacity as citizen.

Like other citizens he has one vote on each measure. In his executive capacity he is empowered to act only after the people have given their consent at town meetings. The office of the First Selectman corresponds to that of mayor.

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#10 People dancing and enjoying, 1942.

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#11 Shopping on Saturday nights, 1942

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#12 A group of children, 1942

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#13 School children pledging their allegiance to the flag, 1942

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#14 Playground, 1942

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#15 An American town and its way of life.

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.

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#16 On All Soul’s Day the Catholic congregation is gathering in the Saint Thomas cemetery.

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#17 August L. Loeb, editor of the Southington News, 1942

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#18 Class instruction, 1942

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#19 Farm owned by James Pompey who twenty years ago came from Italy on the advice of a brother.

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#20 Shopping on Saturday nights, 1942

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#21 A street scene in Southington, 1942

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#22 Citizens of Southington, 1942

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#23 Southington school children staging a patriotic demonstration, 1942

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#24 A highlight in the town’s life is the annual girls’ glee club recital, 1942

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#25 A one-room school, 1942

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#26 Worker in the Peck, Stow and Wilcox factory, 1942

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#27 The town court. Southington, Connecticut, 1942

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#28 A class of young children.1942

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#29 A one-room school, 1942

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#30 School children pledging their allegiance to the flag, 1942

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#31 Citizens of Southington, 1942

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#32 Women’s club, 1942

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#33 A highlight in the town’s life is the annual girls’ glee club recital, 1942

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#34 At the health center, the people of Southington may receive medical advice and a certain amount of medical care, 1942

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#35 School girls studying, 1942

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#36 Member of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#37 The Old Mill is a popular place for young men to take girl friends on Saturday night.

The building was erected in 1737 as one of the first metal mills in the American colonies.

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#38 A group of young men soon to leave for army induction camps are listening to William Mongelo, of the U.S. Army Air Corps,1942

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#39 Dancing at the Old Mill, 1942

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#40 Members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#41 Young people watching a game, 1942

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#42 Young people watching a game, 1942

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#43 Southington school children staging a patriotic demonstration, 1942

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#44 Southington girls, members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#45 Young people watching a game, 1942

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#46 Thomas J. Murphy, chief of the fire department, and its only salaried member, chatting with one of the volunteers, 1942

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#47 Students of first aid, practicing artificial respiration, 1942

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#48 Dimitrios Giorgios, who came from Greece, runs a soda fountain.

He wasn't here long before the country entered World War I, he joined up and today is a member of the American Legion (shown making banana splits), 1942

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#49 Mrs. John Chimbor, one of the newer generations of Americans. She came from Iceland twenty years ago, 1942

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#50 Boys collecting paper for war conversion, 1942

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#51 Southington girls, members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#52 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, 1942

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#53 School girls studying, 1942

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#54 An American town and its way of life, 1942

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#55 A class of young children, 1942

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#56 Worker in the Peck, Stow and Wilcox factory, 1942

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#57 Bocci, an Italian game somewhat like bowling, is another popular outdoor sport in Southington, 1942

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#58 A meeting, 1942

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#59 The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street.

The small numbers of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town's war factories did not close, 1942

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#60 The small number of spectators is accounted for by the fact that the town’s war factories did not close, 1942

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#61 At the health center, 1942

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#62 Members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#63 Class instruction ,1942

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#64 Group portrait of a policemen’s organization, 1942

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#65 At Beecher Street School, 1942

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#66 A group of women rolling bandages and preparing surgical dressings,1942

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#67 At Beecher Street School, 1942

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#68 Class instruction, 1942

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#69 School children pledging their allegiance to the flag, 1942

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#70 Boys collecting paper for war conversion, 1942

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#71 Southington school children staging a patriotic demonstration, 1942

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#72 Some of Southington’s 250 air raid wardens. They are attending one of the weekly meetings, 1942

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#73 Members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#74 The Memorial Day parade moving down the main street, 1942

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#75 Class instruction, 1942

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#76 Southington school children staging a patriotic demonstration, 1942

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#77 A little girl is having her teeth fixed in the Center’s modern dental clinic, 1942

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#78 Citizens of Southington, 1942

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#79 Graduates of a course in Red Cross nursing, receiving their certificates, 1942

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#80 Where Southington folk buy their magazines, 1942

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#81 Class instruction, 1942

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#82 Citizens of Southington, 1942

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#83 Boys collecting paper for war conversion, 1942

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#84 Post office, 1942

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#85 Class instruction, 1942

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#86 An American town and its way of life. The vested choir singing at a Sunday morning service, 1942

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#87 Amusement Park,1942

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#88 A small boy, 1942

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#89 Red Cross mess hall, 1942

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#90 At the health center, the people of Southington may receive medical advice and a certain amount of medical care, 1942

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#91 Bus and children, 1942

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#92 Shopping on Saturday nights, 1942

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#93 Mrs. John Chimbor, one of the newer generations of Americans. She came from Iceland twenty years ago, 1942

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#94 Post office, 1942

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#95 Monty’s Diner,1942

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#96 A highlight in the town’s life is the annual girls’ glee club recital,1942

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#97 At Beecher Street School, whose student body consists half of Americans of Polish descent.

The Queen of the May was Emily Shivak, of Polish extraction; the King, Philip D'Agostino, of Italian, 1942

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#98 A group of children, 1942

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#99 Southington school children staging a patriotic demonstration, 1942

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#100 Members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#101 Bus and children, 1942

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#102 Instruction in dress making, 1942

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#103 Kitchen scene, 1942

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#104 A little girl is having her teeth fixed in the center’s modern dental clinic, 1942

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#105 The vested choir singing at a Sunday morning service, 1942

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#106 A class of young children, 1942

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#107 Members of the youth drum corps, 1942

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#108 At Beecher Street School, whose student body consists half of Americans of Italian descent and half of Americans of Polish descent.

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#109 Chief of police, 1942

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