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Bantam, Connecticut. These two drill press operators are natives of the section. Barbara Bongiolotti is one of the twelve Colleoni children, all natives of Bantam. Both her father and her husband work in a Torrington foundry going full blast on defense orders. Lilian Madeux is a Torrington girl who
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Credit lineBantam, Connecticut. These two drill press operators are natives of the section. Barbara Bongiolotti is one of the twelve Colleoni children, all natives of Bantam. Both her father and her husband work. 1942-01-01. Hollem, Howard R., United States. Office For Emergency Management. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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