Granite workers outside of a boardinghouse

BHC117GraniteBoardingHouse.jpg

Title

Granite workers outside of a boardinghouse

Description

Photograph of Granite workers outside the boardinghouse where they stayed. Many young granite workers would rent a room in a boardinghouse until they bought houses of their own. Boardinghouses were usually owned by granite companies, older granite workers, or the widows of granite workers.

Date

Late 19th Century

Source

Barre History Collection BHC 117)

Extent

1 Photograph 3.5x4in

Identifier

BHC117_GraniteBoardingHouse

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Photograph

Medium

Photograph

Collection

Citation

“Granite workers outside of a boardinghouse,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed November 5, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/items/show/4887.