Browse Collections (60 total)

Early Black History Documents

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This is a collection of early documents and newspaper clippings showing the presence and status of Black Americans in Vermont from the late 1770s…

Easterly Daguerreotypes

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This collection contains the earliest known photographic images of Vermont. They were created by Thomas M. Easterly of Guilford and Brattleboro in…

Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society

Edmund Royce's Photographs of Vermont

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Edmund H. "Bug" Royce (1883-1967) was a well-known St. Albans photographer during the 1930s-50s. He descended from a long line of Vermonters; his love…

Contributors: Leahy Libary, Vermont Historical Society

Edmund Royce's Vermont Covered Bridge Photographs

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Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

George Perry Photographs

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Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

George R. Bosworth Photographs

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George R. Bosworth was a professional photographer in Central Vermont during the 1890s through 1910s. Besides his career as a jeweler, he photographed…

Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society

Governor Madeleine Kunin

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Sixty-four years after women in Vermont received the vote, Madeleine Kunin was elected the first female governor in the state’s history. This…

Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

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This area of DigitalVermont contains collections of photographs from towns across our state, including images owned by collaborating local societies. …

Historical Images, Barre-Montpelier Road

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This collection is part of a larger collection documenting the development of US Route 302 between Barre and Montpelier, Vermont, known as the…

Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

Locomotive Illustrations by William Linsley

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This collection contains 46 illustrations of locomotives used in Vermont and on other railroads during the period 1848-1875 drawn by William Linsley…

Contributors: Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

Marshfield Story Project

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Marshfield Story Project brings together the residents of Marshfield – young, older and in between – to preserve Marshfield's community memory…

Contributors: Marshfield Historical Society

Montpelier - Glass Plate Negatives

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This collection contains photographs taken by an unidentified photographer from Montpelier, Vermont, on glass plate negatives. The photographer was…

Contributors: Vermont Historical Society