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A wrecker and a pickup truck are parked in front of the Partridge Garage, which stood at 20 Summer Street in Barre. This may be the site of Summer Street Auto today (October 2017).

Three photographs of a wrecker from the Partridge Garage, which stood at 20 Summer Street in Barre. The wrecker has a safe on the back

Five barbers and their customers are shown in a barbershop, possibly located in Barre.

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).

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

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

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.

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…

This bird's-eye-view of Northfield's Depot Square is looking to the east. Granite sheds are in the middle of the photograph, and the Universalist Church cupola is still standing, which indicates the picture was taken before 1928, when the church…

Two Norwich University cadets guard the entrance to the campus. This entrance is an extension of Central Street, looking south to the campus. We can date the photo because to the far left is the U.S. Weather Bureau station, which was built in 1909.…

On December 23, 1928, a raging fire destroyed several buildings on the north side of Northfield's Common. Firefighters from Northfield and Montpelier fought the blaze in minus 10 degree temperatures. Apartments, as well as many viable businesses,…

Camp Wihakowi for girls was started by Professor and Mrs. Arthur Winslow and Mr. & Mrs. E.W. Clark on the site of the Northfield fairgrounds in 1921. Later they moved the camp to a site near Harlow Bridge (Route 12A) and then eventually to Bull Run…