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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Auction of Building Lots near Farwell Street

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A large group of people is gathered outside two houses on a dirt road in Barre. They are apparently participating in the auction of lots near Farwell St.

Grandmother Mears' Safe

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Michael Trupin remembers summers spent at his Grandmother Mears' house in the village of Marshfield Vermont. He talks about items stored in an old safe, including gold nuggets brought back to Vermont from the California gold rush.This video segment…

Marshfield Public School Certificate

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When Leola M. Taft completed her elementary course of study in 1914 she received this Certificate of Attainment. The certificate date is June 19th and it is signed by Superintendant Tebbetts, Principal Barrett, and three members of the Board of…

Kathryn and Michael Trupin Share Marshfield Memories

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Kathryn Mears Trupin talks about growing up in Marshfield Vermont. Her son Michael joins her to share his own memories of visiting in the summers of his youth. This video segment is a brief clip from the original interview, the first in a series of…

William F. Bradford and Central Vermont Railroad

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An image of William F. Bradford (far right), freight office superintendent for the Central Vermont Railway, standing with a group of CV Railway employees by one of the engines.

Central Vermont Railroad freight depot

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An image of employees of the Central Vermont Railway, including superintendent William F. Bradford (fourth from left), standing in front of the freight Depot in Barre.

Swimming at Baily Mill Pond

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Four men are swimming at Baily Mill Pond in front of the sawmill structures. A jacket hangs from a pole while shoes and clothes are piled on the mill ramp. Logs are stacked on the ground in the distance.

Twin City Motor Court, 1952

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Black and white image of the Twin City Motor Court on US Route 302/ Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin, Vermont. The photograph is taken at a distance, from across the road. The image depicts a store with Coca-Cola signs and a Texaco gas pump out front…

Twin City Motor Court with Sign

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Black and white image of the Twin City Motor Court on US Route 302/Barre-Montpelier Road in Berlin, Vermont. This photograph was taken from across the road but closer in comparison to the postcard image from 1952. A free-standing sign advertises the…

Fig. 17. Montpelier & Wells River Railroad station, c. 1891

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Business men with derby hats and workers with lunch pails, at Montpelier & Wells River Railroad depot, c. 1891.

Suburban Service, Montpelier & Wells River Railroad

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Two Montpelier & Wells River Railroad images: one of a group of men standing next to the depot in Barre with a train waiting by the platform, and the other of the train's crew standing by the engine just beyond the Barre station.

Fig. 12. Montpelier Granite Works, c. 1896

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Montpelier Granite Works, c. 1896. The Red Arch Bridge can be seen at the left of the photograph and the E. W. Bailey mill can be seen at the right.