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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

1954 Barre Aerial Photograph

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City of Barre as seen from the air in 1954. North Main Street is in the center of the image.

Tagging Beaver Pelts

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Vermont Game Warden Charles Collett inspects and tags beaver pelts presented by Ralph Evans. Warden Collett is sitting on a Cott's Quality Beverage Crate in the office of Philip White's general store. Evans is wearing his Johnson Woolens plaid coat…

Beaver Day in March, 1951

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Ralph Evans (at far right) looks on as Anthony Pratico, a fur trader from Rutland, inspects Evans' beaver pelts. Talking with Mr. Evans is old-time fur trader Charlie Silver of Montpelier. The photo was part of an article about the beaver pelt trade…

Fig. 1. View of Montpelier, 1821

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Woodcut based on the Sarah I. Watrous view of Montpelier, 1821. The Winooski River, with its bridge and dam, are in the foreground.

View of the Village of Montpelier from Mill Point in Berlin

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Engraving of Montpelier, Vermont, by Sarah Isham Watrous, 1821. The first State House is left of center and the Davis Tavern, later renamed Pavilion House, is the brick building to the right of center.

Goslant Sawmill

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Goslant Sawmill in Lanesboro is on the right in the foreground. The train tracks of the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad run towards the east and Lansboro Station is in the distance. At the horizon see Owl's Head on left and Spice Mt. on right.

Marshfield Depot, Circa 1875

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Looking from the west on the Montpelier & Wells River Railroad is the Marshfield Depot showing the first buildings contstructed on the site. A steam boiler is loaded onto the flat car on the left-hand track. A grain tower sits beside the track on the…

Marshfield Common, c. 1900

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Marshfield Village Common, looking east on Main Street with bandstand in foreground. The E.W. Gilman store (originally the Wooster store) is on the right. A covered bridge is in the distance to the left of the bandstand. There are no leaves on the…

Pavilion House, Montpelier, Vt., M. Cottrill, Proprietor

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Advertising card with an engraving of the Pavilion House, dating between 1846 and 1856

Pavilion Hotel, between 1865 and 1870

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Photograph of the Pavilion Hotel under the management of Levi Boutwell. A stagecoach waits in front of the hotel. Men stand in front under the porch, while women stand on the second floor porch.

View of Montpelier, Vermont, circa 1869

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View of Montpelier, Vermont, looking east, showing the side of the first Pavilion Hotel. The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company building is also identified. A liberty pole, erected in the State House Park, is in the foreground.

View of Montpelier, Vermont, circa 1866

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View of Montpelier, Vermont, looking north, taken from the south side of the Winooksi River. On the left is the third State House. On the right is the Pavilion Hotel. The liberty pole is visible to the left of the hotel.