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This photograph is of the damaged “Cement House” that was, along with the five cabins, the Traveler’s Rest Motel. The building was damaged by a large dynamite explosion in a state storage shed in 1932. Photos of the crater caused by the explosion…

Postcard with black and white photograph of the aftermath of an explosion of a dynamite shack at Benjamin Falls Farm, August 1932, in Berlin, Vermont. There is a huge crater and a crowd of dozens gathered around the perimeter with more coming up the…

View of the Marvin Farm (barn and home) from directly across Route 302 in Montpelier, VT, taken in winter. The barn is to the left of the house, just off the road. A row of stone markers lines the edge of the property, separating it from the road.…

Black and white photograph which has yellowed with age, depicting the freshly hayed field at the Marvin Farm on Route 302 in Montpelier, Vermont. A man, young child, and dog stand amidst dozens of hay mounds. The child appears to be holding a rake…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. The vantage point faces…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. In this image, one can…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. The vantage point looks…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. This view is looking…

This is how the intersection of Routes 2 and 302, looking southwest toward Barre, appeared in the 1880s. There was a road along the railroad tracks on the north side of the Winooski River. A footbridge and a covered bridge crossed the river. The big…

Light green business card from Greenlawn Guests on US Route 302 / Barre-Montpelier Rd, in Barre, Vermont. In addition to location, the card advertises Beautyrest Mattresses, the telephone number GRanite 6-4214, and the proprietor Laurence K. Rossi.

The front of this professional photo of Doris Reid shows a young girl wearing a frilly dress and a large hair bow. She is leaning against a chair. On the back of the photo the photographer handwrote a description of the color of her eyes and…

This paper notebook, labeled Ancient History, is filled with Henry's outline notes. He wrote in pencil in neat cursive style.