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This building originally housed the Vermont Hosiery & Machinery Company, where hosiery was knitted using equipment purchased from the Lasherhose Company in Bennington, Vt.. Starting in 1907, the company employed ten workers and used ten Lasher…

Northfield Falls is a small village in the town of Northfield, and was originally named Gouldsville, after Joseph Gould who built a large woolen mill in the Falls. The large building on the left, built in 1892 and known as the Cross Block, still…

When "the boys" from Northfield who served in World War I arrived back home in 1919, the town wanted to make their homecoming memorable. Many weeks went into the planning of creating this magnificent Victory Arch, which was centered in the middle of…

The spectacular 1927 flood in Vermont has been documented with hundreds of photos showing the devastation of towns throughout the state. Northfield has its own set of images of the destruction of homes and businesses in town. However, this particular…

In 1936, Northfield resident Cordelia DeLary purchased the former Shuttleworth House on Vine Street for the purpose of turning it into a local hospital. A great deal of fundraising was set in motion, as well as major structural changes made to the…

This is actually the Second Northfield House, as the first one, built by Gov. Charles Paine (1841-42) in 1837, was destroyed by fire in 1879. This new Northfield House was built in 1880 and was both a hotel and boardinghouse, but it, too, was…

Sculptor Bruno Sarzanini sculpting plaster.

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.

Farwell Street, Newton Street, and Elmwood Avenue in the city of Barre.

"View of Barre, Vt., from Highland Ave." Currier Park and the back of the Spaulding High School are in the center of the photograph.

"View of Barre, Vt., from West Hill."

Ambrose B. Averill house at 6 North St., Barre, Vermont. Also known as the Dr. Ernest B. Reynolds house.