These 19 Photos Show Snapshots Of Connecitcut Life In The 1940s

Life in the 1940s was much different than today. In Connecticut, families were still recovering from the Great Depression and the outbreak of World War II created an uncertainty in the air. Take a look at these candid photos to peek into the lives of Nutmeggers during the 40s.

1. Men hard at work in the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation plant.

2. Children shining shoes on a street corner in Hartford.

3. Neighbors meeting the mail carrier at the crossroads to pick up their mail.

4. A blacksmith carefully shoeing a horse.

5. A farmer working at Levine & Levine dress and coat factory.

6. A family living in their cellar, the only thing left after the house was destroyed by a hurricane.

7. A group of friends having a beer at "Art's Sportsman's Tavern".

8. Farm workers stripping tobacco after the crop was harvested.

9. A family preparing Thanksgiving dinner together.

10. Children running out from a country schoolhouse during lunch hour.

11. A young lady working at the Denomah textile mill.

12. Pratt and Whitney workers purchasing lunch at the cafeteria.

13. Families shopping at the local harvest market for produce.

14. A farmer's wife feeding the chickens.

15. Children rounding up scrap for victory in the salvage drive.

16. Women inspecting a parachute for flaws at the Pioneer Parachute Company.

17. Men grinding trunnion blocks for .50-caliber machine guns that will be used in the armed forces.

18. Workers testing an airplane propeller for oil leakage at a plant in Hartford.

19. Blowing off some steam on the bumper cars amusement at Lake Compounce.

Do you have any photos from the 1940s buried in old family photo albums? Share them in the comments section below, we’d love to see them. Back in the 1930s, the Merritt Parkway was being built, check out photos of its construction here.

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These 19 Candid Photos Show What Life Was Like In Connecticut In The 1940s

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