Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Sunbathing at beautiful beaches, having rowdy backyard barbecues and hanging with friends defined the quintessential American summer during the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Vintage Ad Archive: Summertime Madness!
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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7 Closed New England Restaurant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
I Remember New Britain, Summertime Memories of Central Connecticut ~ **Mill Pond Park Pools,** Newington, Connecticut, 1960
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant