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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Barre Rangers Foot Ball Club, 1913

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Photograph of winners of the Vermont League, 1913. The team was composed of Scottish-American men who played what is now called "soccer" in the United States but was then called "football."

Barre Rangers Foot Ball Club, 1908-1909

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Photograph of winners of the Vermont League, 1908-1909. The team was composed of Scottish-American men who played what is now called "soccer" in the United States but was then called "football."

Henry Drew's Latin Notebook

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This paper notebook, labeled Ancient History, is filled with Henry's outline notes. He wrote in pencil in neat cursive style.

Portrait of Doris Reid

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The front of this professional photo of Doris Reid shows a young girl wearing a frilly dress and a large hair bow. She is leaning against a chair. On the back of the photo the photographer handwrote a description of the color of her eyes and…

Flowers by Bergeron

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Abandoned storefront of Flowers by Bergeron in Barre, Vermont, covered with circus posters. The store, which was located at 367 North Main Street, was demolished for an in-town shopping center soon after this photograph was taken.

Brown's Pharmacy

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Brown's Pharmacy storefront at 373 North Main St. in Barre, Vermont. Sign in left window states "Opening in new location Monday June 3rd." There is a reflection of a car and opposite building in the left window, a reflection of opposite building in…

Demolition Site

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Pile of rubble from building demolition in Barre, Vermont. Image includes partially visible painted Coca-Cola sign on building wall rubble, windows with no glass, the shadow of crane on the building. This may be Dente's store at 387 North Main…

School Room

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Interior of abandoned school room in Barre, Vermont, with lurid writing on chalkboard, natural light streaming in through windows, and curtain left partially unrolled on dirty floor. Location of school is unknown, but it may be the North Barre School…

Keep Clean Freshly Painted

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Exterior of an abandoned storefront in Barre, Vermont. The left storefront window is covered with a tarp from inside the building and the reflection of trees opposite is visible in the window. There is a padlock on door, overgrown grass, a crack in…

372 North Main Street

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Residence at 372 North Main Street, Barre, Vermont (corner of North Main Street and Vermont Route 62). Shows ornate residence, traffic signs, intersection, car driving past, pedestrian on sidewalk, and landscaper or service crew member. This is…

Welcome to Barre

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View of the "Welcome to Barre, Granite Center of the World" sign on North Main St. / US Route 302 near what is now (2021) the Vermont Granite Museum. Across the road to the left is another sign that reads "Think," a Smokey the Bear Forest fire…

Go Right Anytime to Barre

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Sign in Montpelier, Vermont, near the intersection of US Routes 2 and 302, directing motorists easterly to Barre on Route 302. The photograph includes the road itself, a railroad bridge, and another sign reading "Go Right Any Time to Barre." A modern…