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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Three former school houses

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On the left is District 2 schoolhouse, moved to current site 2011, and now the Stowe Historical Society Museum. In the middle is the District 11 School, moved in 1909 and now a school museum. On the right is District 6 and High School, now the Stowe…

First District 6 School

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First District 6 school, built circa 1840, was moved to the current location on School St. in 1861, from Main Street, next to the site of current Community Church. It has been a home to the same family for more than 150 years.

Northfield, VT : The Two Bridges

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This colorized real photo postcard shows the railroad Arch Bridge, the vehicle Iron Bridge, and the old Paine Mill log dam on the Dog River. The Arch Bridge was destroyed in the 1927 Vermont Flood.

Northfield Graded and High School

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The Graded School, also popularly known as the Gray Building, on the rightwas built in 1876, after a fire destroyed the previous Northfield Academy building. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 and continued as an…

Davis Woolen Mill, Northfield Falls, Vt.

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Erected around 1875, this brick woolen mill replaced a previous structure that had burned in 1873. The original builder and owner was Joseph Gould, who sold the woolen mill to Charles M. Davis in 1900. The quality of the wool was so high that in 1928…

Men Outside Barre City Hall

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A photograph of a group standing around the front steps of the Barre City Hall. Repository has names of some of the men in this image.

Laying Pavement on Main Street

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A large group of men and boys admire the laying of paving stones on Main St., Barre. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the street and a pile of granite pavers can be seen in the foreground.

Tourist Club

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A photograph of Tourist Club members, a group that supported learning and self improvement. The names of the women in this image are in repository.

Harriet's Postcard: Wind Pattern on Snow

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This artistic winter scene was taken by Harriet B. Ellis, who, with her husband Benjamin, lived in Roxbury, Vermont. According to an article in the Dog River Crier, Harriet was selling her postcards at stores in Northfield in 1979, all of local…

Motel Pierre

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Color postcard advertising Motel Pierre, 362 North Main Street, Barre, Vermont. The postcard is designed in portrait orientation, with an exterior view of the Motel and parking lot in the upper half of the card, and a photograph of the swimming pool…

Vermonter Motel

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Color postcard of the Vermonter Motel, which was located adjacent to the Howard Johnson's at 1634 US Route 302 on the Barre Montpelier Road in Berlin, Vermont. In June 2013, it was demolished to provide space for the CVS Pharmacy and its parking lot.…

Vermonter Motel, 1991

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Color postcard of the Vermonter Motel, which was located adjacent to the Howard Johnson's at 1634 US Route 302 on the Barre Montpelier Road in Berlin, Vermont. The image shows a long motel building with a parking lot spanning the length of the motel.…