Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)

This collection contains 794 images comprising 122 years of history in Vergennes, Vermont’s oldest city. Featuring a wide range of topics, which date from the 1866 Civil War parade to the 1988 Bicentennial, the collection provides a comprehensive and unusual look at small town life in northern Vermont. These photographs document the full visual spectrum of history in Vergennes, from businesses, industries, and transportation to natural scenery, paintings, and portraits of people who once walked the city’s streets. These images were scanned from 35mm slides located in the Bixby Memorial Free Library archives in Vergennes. The slides were made around 1987 from color photographs taken of the original images. The originals, mainly of the Vergennes area but including several from Ferrisburgh and Lake Champlain, had accumulated over the years in the library’s historical materials repository. Many of these photographs, along with the slides and accompanying inventory notebook, can be viewed with permission at the library. The authors of these photographs remain undocumented and anonymous, except for a selection of photographs by local artist Harvey Custer Ingham (1863-1931), a personal friend of local businessman and library founder William Gove Bixby (1829-1907). Mr. Bixby left funds from his estate for the founding of a public library in the city of Vergennes, including the construction of the imposing Greek revival library building on Main Street. The library opened on November 4, 1912, and in 2012 celebrates a century of continued service to Vergennes and the surrounding towns of Addison, Panton, Waltham, and Ferrisburgh.

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Miniature of Bridge 1934
Bridge 1934
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    • Date Created: 1934
    • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
    Miniature of Aerial Photo bridge 1953
    Aerial Photo bridge 1953
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      • Date Created: 1905-05-06 00:00:00
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      Miniature of Building Bridge
      Building Bridge
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        Miniature of McDonough Celebration 1914
        McDonough Celebration 1914
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          • Date Created: 1914-09
          • Description: Main Street
          • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
          Miniature of Parade at bridge Vergennes
          Parade at bridge Vergennes
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            • Description: Main Street
            • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
            Miniature of Falls 1901
            Falls 1901
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              • Date Created: 1901
              • Description: Vergennes Falls 1901
              • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
              Miniature of Main Street after fire of April 1896
              Main Street after fire of April 1896
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                • Date Created: 1896-04
                • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
                Miniature of Flood Vergennes Falls
                Flood Vergennes Falls
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                  • Date Created: 1927-11-05 00:00:00
                  • Description: Height of Flood Vergennes, Vt. 11-5-27
                  • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
                  Miniature of Vergennes Fire
                  Vergennes Fire
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                    • Date Created: 1905-05-11 00:00:00
                    • Description: Firemen direct streams on remains of Vergennes drug and department store, minutes before walls came tumbling down. Fire wall between this building and other store was believed to have kept flames from destroying entire block.
                    • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)
                    Miniature of Fire at Sherman Block
                    Fire at Sherman Block
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                      • Date Created: 1896-04-09
                      • Parent Collections: Photographs of Vergennes (Vt.)