Gil Spencer provided this interesting photo of members of the Hamden Contingent to the 1929 Connecticut State Firemen's Assn. Convention Parade in East Hartford.
L-R in front are Dick Leonard, F. Bergeron, J. Milum, John DeAngelo, A. DeAngelo, H. Clouse, W. Mueller, Harold Spencer, Tom Callahan, and Raymond K. Spencer. L-R in back are L. Choulifaux, T. Bossoli, James Strain, Al Purce (in front of Strain), A. Miller, J. Donahue, C. Crosby, T. Milum, J. Mason, C. Bossoli, H. Bargard, Emil Strain, Sam White, and E. Mason.
The photo is dated 1929. The group is facing east in what is now the driveway of Station 5. The cameraman is facing Whitney Avenue. The building in the background across Whitney Avenue still stands today and houses various businesses.
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