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  • Collection: Barre - Oversized Photographs

Montgomery Ward & Co.

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A photograph of the Montgomery Ward department store at 265 North Main Street in Barre, Vermont. The Vermont district court is located here now (October 2017).

Modern Printing Co.

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An undated photograph of the Modern Printing building, which stood at 189 1/2 North Main Street in Barre.

Sawmill

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A photograph of an unidentified sawmill in winter, probably in or near Barre, Vermont.

Smith, Whitcomb & Cook workmen

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Employees of Smith, Whitcomb & Cook, iron founders and machinists, pose for a picture. The names of the employees are located on the back side of this image at the Vermont Historical Society.

Smith, Whitcomb & Cook workmen

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Employees of Smith, Whitcomb and Cook, a foundry in Barre that produced stonecutting tools, pose in front of the company's building. William Whitcomb, Sr., is the first person in the first row on left. The names of the other employees in the…

Charles Pamperl

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Charles Pamperl, a drawing school teacher, among a group of pigeons, in front of the Barre Post Office, January 22, 1945

Bruno Sarzanini

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Sculptor Bruno Sarzanini sculpting plaster.

Carlo Abate

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Carlo Abate, sculptor, free hand drawing teacher, and editor of an anarchist newspaper.

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.

Washington Street Construction Work

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Men doing construction work on Washington St., Barre. A steam roller can be seen in the distance, suggesting that this may be a paving project. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the street.

1954 Barre Aerial Photograph

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City of Barre as seen from the air in 1954. North Main Street is in the center of the image.

"Heart of Barre"

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Two photographs of the center of Barre taken forty years apart in 1881 and 1921 from the same spot behind the Congregational Church, accompanied by a description of the buildings in the earlier photograph. Note that the steeple of the church was…