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High Water on East State Street, Montpelier

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Flood water backs up along the base of East State Street in Montpelier, Vermont. Men on a raft can be seen in the foreground and a crowd is gathered at water's edge in the background. Shot was taken looking east at about 6:00 to 7:00 am.

High Water on Main Street, Montpelier

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High water floods three churches and the public library on Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont. View is looking north.

High Water on State Street, Montpelier

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Water flows down State Street and the corner of Main Street in Montpelier, Vermont. At the left is the clock of the Montpelier National Bank.

Water Inundates Bolton

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The Winooksi River overflows its banks and inundates a home on the south bank at Bolton Ferry in Bolton, Vermont. A man in a canoe rows towards the house. The view is looking north-northeast toward the village of Bolton.

Supreme Court Building and the Pavilion Hotel after the 1927 flood

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State Street, Montpelier, Vermont, in the aftermath of the flood of 1927. The Vermont Supreme Court is on the left and the Pavilion Hotel is on the right. Debris, including a wrecked car, is in the foreground.

Former National Life Building and the Pavilion Hotel, 1927 flood

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State Street, Montpelier, Vermont, during the flood of 1927. The National Life Insurance Co. headquarters building, now the state office building at 133 State Street, is on the left, and the Pavilion Hotel is in the distance on the right. Flood…