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  • Collection: Historic Photos from Vermont Towns

Bruno Sarzanini

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Sculptor Bruno Sarzanini sculpting plaster.

Carlo Abate

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Carlo Abate, sculptor, free hand drawing teacher, and editor of an anarchist newspaper.

Laying Pavement on Main Street

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A large group of men and boys admire the laying of paving stones on Main St., Barre. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the street and a pile of granite pavers can be seen in the foreground.

Washington Street Construction Work

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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.

1954 Barre Aerial Photograph

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City of Barre as seen from the air in 1954. North Main Street is in the center of the image.

"Heart of Barre"

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Two photographs of the center of Barre taken forty years apart in 1881 and 1921 from the same spot behind the Congregational Church, accompanied by a description of the buildings in the earlier photograph. Note that the steeple of the church was…

Farwell, Newton and Elmwood Streets

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

Barre from Highland Avenue

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

Barre From West Hill

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

Barre from Prospect Street

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"Taken from hill about 25 rods south of road leading to George Bassette from Prospect St." Goddard Seminary is in the center of the photograph.

Barre Aerial View

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The City of Barre as seen from the air. North Main and Elm Streets, stretching from Maple Avenue to City Hall Park and beyond. This photograph was taken before Urban Renewal changed several blocks in the lower portion of the photograph.

Auction of Building Lots near Farwell Street

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A large group of people is gathered outside two houses on a dirt road in Barre. They are apparently participating in the auction of lots near Farwell St.