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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Sawmill

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A photograph of an unidentified sawmill in winter, probably in or near Barre, Vermont.

Modern Printing Co.

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An undated photograph of the Modern Printing building, which stood at 189 1/2 North Main Street in Barre.

Montgomery Ward & Co.

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A photograph of the Montgomery Ward department store at 265 North Main Street in Barre, Vermont. The Vermont district court is located here now (October 2017).

Barbershop

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Five barbers and their customers are shown in a barbershop, possibly located in Barre.

Smith & Cumings

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An enormous steel tank is shown in an alley next to the Smith & Cumings store at 305 North Main Street (since renumbered 297), Barre. The Paige & Campbell insurance agency is now (October 2017) located here. The Scampini Block can be seen at the…

Partridge Garage Wrecker

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Three photographs of a wrecker from the Partridge Garage, which stood at 20 Summer Street in Barre. The wrecker has a safe on the back

Partridge Garage

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A wrecker and a pickup truck are parked in front of the Partridge Garage, which stood at 20 Summer Street in Barre. This may be the site of Summer Street Auto today (October 2017).

Granite Block

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A photograph of the Granite Block at 36 North Main Street in winter, where the Granite Savings Bank & Trust Company, G. Herbert Pape Life & Fire Insurance, the office of lawyer J. Ward Carver, and Eaton Studio were located. A horse drawn sleigh, two…

Calder & Richardson

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Two photographs of employees of Calder & Richardson posing outside the company office building with trucks and horse drawn vehicles. Calder & Richardson was a coal and oil company located in Barre's Depot Square. Another version of this photo is…

Stillman Wood Block

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Five horse-drawn wagons and employees of the F. D. Ladd Cash Market pose in front of the Stillman Wood Block in Barre, Vermont. This location was 63 N Main Street, but is now 59 N Main Street and today (October 2017) houses a Copy World, the Central…

WWI Memorial Arch

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A photograph of the "victory archway" erected to commemorate the return of Barre veterans returning from the First World War. This archway remained in this spot in City Hall Park only temporarily, and was later replaced by Barre's famous "Youth…

Gould Residence, Gouldsville, Vt.

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This large Victorian residence, with an equally elaborate carriage house, was built by Joseph Gould (1809-1876), who owned a woolen mill in Northfield Falls, which he purchased in 1857. Behind the house, connected by a covered bridge of lattice work,…