VINTAGE PHOTOS

VINTAGE PHOTOS

Helen Ludwin Santilli has been kind enough to loan much of her personal memorabilia from our High School years. If anyone else has pictures or documents that they would like to share with others on this website, please mail them to:

Jack Sheehan

45 Lenor Drive

Harwinton, CT 06791

All documents will be returned to their owners.

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1954

Class Officers - Helen, Dick, Jerry and Myrna

Junior Prom - 1954

CLASS SONG

Music - "With These Hands"

"Oh Wells High, we will cherish you, ---

You've been so loyal and so true.---

Through the years, we'll remember

All the friendships that we knew.

Here's farewell to our teachers dear,

Who have helped us on our way.

Now with these thoughts,---

We will say adieu,

For our eyes are dimmed with tears,

In our goodbye to you.

We'll remember things we never can repay."

Ah, who could forget the Class Song? And who can remember all of those things we never can repay? Song courtesy of Norbert Dupre.

CLASS TRIP PICTURES

  At the Putnam Train Station. Recognizable are Polly and Sally Anderson, Tony Cleri against the bricks,

Beverly Bouchard to the right.

  Putnam.  L to R: Katherine Williams, Donald Girard, Joan Anderson, Helen Cotton, Bev Bouchard, and the

Unsinkable Cliff Steadman.  Rear:  Carol Zuiss, Paul Kollios and Tom Vangel with the hat.

Picture courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  Putnam:  "I believe that's Janice Livernoche at right with white suitcase, Myrna McKinstry at her right

shoulder in the background, Ruth Gauthier in the center  with the white hat, Shirley Mahan left center behind Ruth

Gauthier, Tom Vangel in the hat to the left of Shirley in the background, and one of the Anderson twins poking her head

out between the two dark dressed girls on the left .  This is with the benefit of the original photo, the class yearbook

and a magnifying glass - and is not guaranteed 100% accurate."

Picture and identifications courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  At Putnam again.  CeeDee Gaumond, Jack Sheehan, Jerry Smith, John Santelli, Joe Marino, John Coderre, Dick Costa.

  Left Half of Class Picture in Washington.

  Right Half of Class Picture in Washington.

  At the Washington Monument.  Connie Faford, Joan Anderson, Beverly Bouchard, Dr. Robertson, Mr. Lane, and the two

Federal Guards assigned to our bus.

Picture courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  Roy Wilson and a very sinister looking Bob Kroll at the Washington Monument.

Picture courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  At the Mellon Museum Fountain.  Recognizable are Donald Leblanc on the lower rim, Paul Kollios on the middle rim, and

Joe Marino on the upper rim..

Picture courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  Claire Brennan and Judy Proulx at the Mellon Museum.

Picture courtesy of Norbert Dupre

  Jack Sheehan and Jerry Smith.  Does anyone know where the picture was taken?

GENERAL PICTURES

Freshman Basketball Team

Front Row, L to R: Bruce Brown, Paul Kollios, Jim Michael, Bill Allabashi, Don Girard, Buzzy Ryan, Jack Sheehan, John Coderre Back Row: Bob Duff, Don LeBlanc, Herb Willman, Billy Mason, John Confalone, Jerry Smith, Dick Costa, Dick Boland, Tom Vangel, Dan Yvonne, Vinny DeAngelis, Reggie Salviolo, Coach Lane

Steadman 6, Bartlett 0

One for Tony

A hallway at Wells. Looks like 1900, but the skirts look like the early 50's.

The Football Team - 1953

The Ladies Basketball Team - 1953. 1st row: Helen Ludwin, Joyce Bachand, ?????
2nd row: Lorraine Giacobb Cathy Hart, Constance C. Peloquin, Ruth Gauthier, Judy Berry, Dorothy Piasta
3rd row: Carol Zuiss, Shirley Mahan, Edwina Augusto, Nancy Perron, Florence Ludwin, ?????, Adeline Lynch, Mrs. Beauregard

The twins.

More twins.

Still broke!

The four 1954 Class Members are Don LeBlanc, Dick Costa, Dick Boland, and Jack Sheehan

The following pictures are from the Twite/Zitka Archives:

The Monument Queens - Helen Ludwin and Sandy Zitka. Dated 6/5/53.

Had to be the Prom. Diane Gravel, Sandy Zitka, Jim Twite, ?, Russ Peloquin, ?, ?

The Picture says Webster/Dudley. Must have been after the Prom? Roberta Blackburn, Russ Peloquin, ? and Jeanne Jarry. In the background, with the picture blown up to very high resolution, are Jack Sheehan, CeeDee Gaumond, Myrna McKinstry, and Jerry Smith.

The "Most Popular" Selection Committee. Wilma McDonald, John Confalone, Sandy Zitka, Sally and Polly Anderson, Reggie Salviolo, Sharpe Rideout, Richard Castrucci, Carol Zuiss and Claire Brennan.