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 Men with horses and wagons at the bottom of the Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont
Men with horses and wagons at the bottom of the Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont
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    • Date Created: 1900
    • Description: Men with horses and wagons at the bottom of the Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont
    • Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs
    Miniature of Two men pictured in front of Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont
    Two men pictured in front of Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont
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      • Date Created: 1900
      • Description: Two men pictured in front of Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont, which is under construction.
      • Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs
      Miniature of Culvert underneath Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont
      Culvert underneath Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont
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        • Date Created: 1900
        • Description: View of culvert underneath Pumpkin Hill Bridge in Danville, Vermont. Granite wall to support culvert and hold back embankment is under construction.
        • Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs
        Miniature of Train crossing Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont
        Train crossing Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont
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          • Date Created: 1900
          • Description: Train crossing Pumpkin Hill bridge in Danville, Vermont. Pictured is locomotive and eight cars, bridge, and culvert with granite wall support.
          • Parent Collections: Tennie Toussaint Photographs