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 Building next to a stream and dam
    Building next to a stream and dam
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      • Date Created: 1900
      • Description: View of a grist mill, one of the earliest buildings in North Danville, next to a stream and dam. The earliest mention of the mill is 1811 and it was taken down in 1913 by its owner, Arthur Sanborn. Also pictured is a small truss bridge on a large stone foundation.
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      Miniature of Man leaning against a building next to a stream and dam
      Man leaning against a building next to a stream and dam
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        • Date Created: 1900
        • Description: Man leaning against a grist mill, one of the earliest buildings in North Danville, next to a stream and dam. The earliest mention of the mill is 1811 and it was taken down in 1913. Also pictured is a small truss bridge on a large stone foundation.
        • Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs