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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Fig. 32. Berganti Specialty Shop, c. 1930.

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Assunta (Susie) established this woman's apparel shop at 27 Main Street, Montpelier.

Bicycle Race, 4th Photo

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A few cyclists race past the stands, where spectators on both sides of the course look on. This may be the trotting park in Barre. See detailed photograph.

Calder & Richardson Christmas Parade Float in Barre, Vermont

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Calder & Richardson company parade float is seen coming down a Barre, Vermont, street for the annual Christmas parade. A costumed Santa Claus is flanked by two children dressed as elves while a child spectator looks on.

Fig. 33. Berganti home on East State Street, 1930s.

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Assunta (Susie) and Andrew Berganti had a shop in their elegant home at 47 East State Street known as Berganti's Specialty Shop.

Calder & Richardson Workers and Management at Depot Square

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Calder & Richardson workers and several members of management are lined up with the company vehicles in front of the company offices and store, situated at Depot Square in Barre, Vermont.

Fig. 34. Alpine Motel on River Street, 1950s.

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Assunta (Susie) and Andrew Berganti built and operated the Alpine Motel at 285 River Street, at the far eastern end of Montpelier.

Calder & Richardson Workers and Trucks at Depot Square

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Calder & Richardson workers and their trucks are shown in front of the company offices and store at Depot Square in Barre, Vermont.

Fig. 35. Excelsior Granite Company, 1940s.

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On the east side of Granite Street was the Excelsior Granite plant, which later became the Montpelier Granite Works

Calder & Richardson Offices with Horses and Trucks

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Calder & Richardson workers and teams of horses are shown assembled outside the company office building on Depot Square in Barre, Vermont.

Fig. 36. Employees of Excelsior Granite Company, 1940s.

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Employees of Excelsior Granite Company inside their employer's shed on Granite Street, Montpelier. The gaunt man in the middle is Alec (Alexandro) Canas, owner of the company, who arrived in Montpelier in 1914 from the Province of Santander in…

Calder & Richardson Company Truck Wreck

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A Calder & Richardson company truck is featured with the front end and one headlight destroyed, presumably by traffic accident.

Fig. 37. Manuel M. Garcia Sr. no date.

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Manuel Garcia worked for Excelsior Granite, which later became Montpelier Granite Works, during the 1940s and 1950s as a monumental designer and draftsman