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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Stunt Driver, Rutland

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A stunt car driver performs at the Rutland (Vermont) fairgrounds, perhaps in 1940.

Car Jumping Cars

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A car jumps three other cars while fans watch from the grandstand at the Rutland Fairgrounds.

Car Completing Jump

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A car completes jumping over two other cars that are facing each other as a crowd watches at the Rutland Fairgrounds.

Car Fails to Complete Jump

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A jumping car fails to clear another car parked in front of it and crashes into it at the Rutland Fairgrounds. The car has lettering for "Jimmie Lynch" on the side. According to Mashable.com, "Daredevil Jimmie Lynch and his 'Death Dodgers' traveled…

Stunt Car Accelerates

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A stunt car accelerates as it prepares to perform a stunt at the Rutland Fairgrounds. The side of the car has lettering reading "Jimmie Lynch," a daredevil performer of the era.

Stunt Car up on Two Wheels

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A stunt car drives on two side wheels at the Rutland Fairgrounds.

Pavilion Hotel reconstruction

Video clip taken from the film, "A blueprint for the past.," showing the reconstruction of the Pavilion Hotel between 1970 and 1971 in time lapse photography. Senator Edward G. Janeway and Governor Deane C. Davis comment on the reconstruction.

Pavilion Hotel demolition

Video clip taken from the film, "A blueprint for the past.," showing the demolition of the Pavilion Hotel in 1970 in time lapse photography, with commentary by Governor Deane C. Davis.

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…

Looking up Main Street

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Main street, Marshfield, looking east. McCrillis store is visible at left and beyond the store are the barn and house of Homer Carpenter. The unpaved street is lined with electric poles.

The Cabot Road

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Main Street and the Cabot Road looking towards Cabot. Jaquith Library is first building on left. The Ira Bemis house is to the right of the library. L. Knowles of Cabot is driving the Cabot Stage, with his horses kicking up dust on the unpaved road.…

George Wooster, Pioneer Merchant

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George Wooster is shown here in his Marshfield office. George, with his brother Frank (known as "The Wooster Boys") started the village store and operated it for 63 years. He also served as postmaster and was a representative in 1879-80.