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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

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

People Dressed as Indians

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A photograph of members of the Improved Order of Red Men, an organization that claims direct descent from the Sons of Liberty, and the Pocahontas Drill Team, their sister order. List of names in repository.

Women Dressed as Men

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A photograph of women, either members of the Philomathean Club (a collegiate literary society) or the Clio Club (a group dedicated to social and literary advancement), wearing men's suits. A list of the women in this photograph is in the repository.

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.

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.

Memorial Day

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Students from the Cuttingsville School march in a Memorial Day ceremony.