Picture Enfield - Then and Now

ENFIELD, CT — Today's installment of this weekly Enfield history series, courtesy of the Facebook group Picture Enfield, is totally different than any we have done in this series. This time, we have absolutely no clue whatsoever who these gentlemen are, or what the occasion may be. If you can fill us in, we'd love to get that information. Email tim.jensen@patch.com.

The picture itself is rather hysterical, obviously taken in the mid-1970s based on the fashions, though I doubt any of those outfits were ever actually in style. Between the white bucks that would do Pat Boone proud, to the plaid slacks that Rodney Dangerfield wouldn't be caught dead in, to the white buttons on a dark shirt and the extensive exam ammo in the shirt pocket of the fedora-clad Sgt. Joe Friday lookalike ... did I mention the very wide white belt? I'm surprised not one of the men is wearing a Nehru jacket.

Last week's trivia answer:
Last week's trivia question was, "Longtime Thompsonville locals referred to the Lafayette, Hartford, Bigelow, Alden area by what nickname, and by what other name was the area around Lafayette Park known?: The answers: the neighborhood was known as Frenchtown, and the play area was referred to as "The Dingle."

This week's trivia question:
For roughly a decade beginning in the mid-1970s, what unique feature did every single stop sign in Enfield possess (and believe me, it was on EVERY stop sign in town)? Post the answer in the comments section below, or on the Enfield Patch Facebook page.