Tennie Toussaint Photographs

The Tennie Toussaint collection includes photographs of agricultural landscapes, logging, mills, barn raisings, and railroad bridges from the Danville, Vermont area, circa 1900. Tennie Toussaint was a columnist for the Burlington Free Press in the 1960s - 1970s. In addition, she was an artist, librarian, made maple syrup, and refinished antique chairs. The photographs were taken by Elgin Gates, a North Danville blacksmith. Other notable figures in this collection are Frank Valley, a carpenter responsible for a lot of the new barns built at this time and the remodeling of many local houses who was known for his meticulous craftmanship, and Arthur Sanborn, who owned the sawmill and whose home had modern touches such as electricity, an aluminum roof, and a stained glass window. The mill owned by Sanborn had previously been run by the McFarlands and produced one million board feet a year at its peak.

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Miniature of Dam with piles of logs in the background
Dam with piles of logs in the background
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    • Date Created: 1900
    • Description: View of a dam with piles of logs in the background. Dam was the source of power for the Sanborn sawmill and grist mill. Three men are standing on the edge of the water next to a small building (left to right, William Dumuskey, C. Wormwood, Mr. McFarland).
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    Miniature of North Danville sawmill
    North Danville sawmill
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      • Date Created: 1900
      • Description: Sanborn sawmill. Caption to Tennie Toussaint article in Burlington Free Press December 30, 1971 reads, "Taken at North Danville sawmill about 1900, this picture also could have been taken three weeks ago. The only changes are a small bridge in the center, which used to be wooden and is now iron, and the barn on the right is now gone."
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      Miniature of Couple with phonograph in a field
      Couple with phonograph in a field
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        • Date Created: 1900
        • Description: Dick and Nett Langmaid taken in the field near their home soon after 1900. He is sitting behind a phonograph, she is sitting in a chair knitting. The Langmaids were one of the first seven families in North Danville.
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        Miniature of Two individuals in blackface
        Two individuals in blackface
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          • Date Created: 1900
          • Description: Two individuals in blackface and in costumes with banjos.
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          Miniature of Family portrait in front of house, men only
          Family portrait in front of house, men only
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            • Date Created: 1900
            • Description: Family portrait. Family seated and standing in front of house with front door open. Same family as uvmsctous3003b, but only the males are pictured. Stereograph.
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            Miniature of Sap buckets
            Sap buckets
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              • Date Created: 1900
              • Description: Collection of sap buckets at the bottom of a tree.
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              Miniature of Loading hay
              Loading hay
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                • Date Created: 1900
                • Description: Three men loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses.
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                Miniature of Village view
                Village view
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                  • Date Created: 1900
                  • Description: View of North Danville, village green is in middle of the photograph, church on the left hand side.
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                  Miniature of Men and women standing on the roof and in front of a building
                  Men and women standing on the roof and in front of a building
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                    • Date Created: 1900
                    • Description: Group of men and women standing on the roof and in front of a building. Structure is probably related to North Danville sawmill operations.
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                    Miniature of House
                    House
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                      • Date Created: 1900
                      • Description: Group pictured in front of a house.
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