Life in Massachusetts has changed a lot over the years, but some things have stayed the same. Here are a few unstaged photos from the 1940s that show what life in the Bay State was really like almost 80 years ago.
1. A picnic party from the mill towns enjoying the autumn foliage along the Mohawk Trail.
4. From the photographer: "The Forgetta family, Italian vegetable farmers in Andover, Massachusetts. Mr. Forgetta, (right) and his older daughter (at the piano) both work in nearby textile mill in the winter if they can get the work."
5. Locals and tourists enjoying the sunshine. The photographer noted: "lack of bath houses causes a great deal of picturesque dressing and undressing in and behind parked cars."