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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Group in Period Costumes

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A photograph of a large group of people in period clothing. This may be a theater group or social club.

Group Portraying Presidential Couples

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A photograph of married couples in fancy dress, likely as an homage to U.S. Presidents and First Ladies. Most of these couples have been identified

DAR Members in Period Costumes

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A photograph of the Marquis De Lafayette Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrating George Washington's birthday by dressing in period gowns, February 23, 1922. Some of these women have been identified

Philomathean Club in Period Costumes

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A photograph of Philomathean Club members at a costume party. All but one of these women have been identified

Ladies' Rifle Team

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A photograph of a Ladies' Rifle Team accompanied by a uniformed man, fall of 1890. Each of this photograph's subjects is known (list can be found at the repository) but, unfortunately, little else is known about their group.

Girl in Car

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A young girl, Cleora Reynolds of 102 South Main Street, Barre, sits behind the wheel of a motorcar in front of a garage.

Horses Pulling Load by Spaulding High School

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The photo shows a wagon and a horse team pausing during the ascent of Washington Street in Barre. The load on the wagon is the roof stone of the George B. Milne mausoleum. This mausoleum was erected on Elmwood Cemetery in 1917 a few hundred yards…

Horse, Dog, and Wagon

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A photograph of a horse hitched to a wagon belonging to Reynolds & Son Hardware, with a dog sitting in the coachman's seat.

Sleighs

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Two images of a sleigh sitting next to what appears to be a general store in winter.

CV Freight Employees

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A photograph of Central Vermont Railroad employees, Freight Division, December 1904.

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.