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State Street, Montpelier, Vermont, during the flood of 1927. The National Life Insurance Co. headquarters building, now the state office building at 133 State Street, is on the left, and the Pavilion Hotel is in the distance on the right. Flood…

State Street, Montpelier, Vermont, in the aftermath of the flood of 1927. The Vermont Supreme Court is on the left and the Pavilion Hotel is on the right. Debris, including a wrecked car, is in the foreground.

The Winooksi River overflows its banks and inundates a home on the south bank at Bolton Ferry in Bolton, Vermont. A man in a canoe rows towards the house. The view is looking north-northeast toward the village of Bolton.

Water flows down State Street and the corner of Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont. At the left is the clock of the Montpelier National Bank.

High water floods three churches and the public library on Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont. View is looking north.

Flood water backs up along the base of East State Street in Montpelier, Vermont. Men on a raft can be seen in the foreground and a crowd is gathered at water's edge in the background. Shot was taken looking east at about 6:00 to 7:00 am.

The power of the flood water is demonstrated in Springfield, Vermont, where the Black River is rushing through town towards the Connecticut.

The lawn of the Vermont State House in Montpelier is strewn with lumber and debris on the day after the 1927 flood.

The third branch of the White River as dug a wide channel in East Granville, Vermont, after the 1927 Flood. Railroad tracks are suspended after being undermined by the raging river.

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and a team of government officials inspect flood damage in Essex, Vermont.

President Calvin Coolidge returned to his native state to inspect the flood damage in September 1928. Here he is seen at the back of a train car in Montpelier Junction with Vermont Governor John E. Weeks and their wives.

President Calvin Coolidge inspects flood damage in Burlington. From left to right are an unidentified man (with bow tie), Attorney General John G. Sargent (a Vermont native), Mrs. Sargent, Governor John E. Weeks, Mrs. Weeks, First Lady Grace G.…