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The granite operation of Harry J. Bertoli employed approximately fifteen people, six of whom were shaping statues and involved in carving work

The monument to Margaret Pitkin, known as "Little Margaret," was created at the Bertoli shed in Montpelier in 1902.

Harry and Maria Bertoli resided on Taplin Street in the Pioneer Mill neighborhood that was home to many Italian families, c. 1905.

Harry and Maria Bertoli on their wedding day, 1888. After Harry's death at age 47, Maria, like many widows of granite workers, continued to take in boarders on Taplin Street to help make up for the loss of her husband's income.

The National Clothespin Company moved into this building on Granite Street in 1918.

Woman employees outside the National Clothes Pin Company on Granite Street, c. 1938.

This Socony filling station was one of Montpelier's first modern service stations, employing a canopy over the gas pumps?an architectural concept that became the standard throughout the area. Socony (Standard Oil Company of New York) was a common…

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

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

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

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

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…