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Mystery Photographs

From the Collections of the VHS and Other Institutions

Please let us know if recognize the location of any of these images.
Contact VHS Librarian Paul Carnahan with the image number.

Click on an image to see larger version and to read caption and identification, if any.

#1 Woodstock Historical Society
#1 Woodstock Historical Society
#2 Fall 2011 Mystery Photo
#2 Fall 2011 Mystery Photo
#3 Landscape
#3 Landscape
#4 Village
#4 Village
#5 Dam
#5 Dam
South Barre School, 1895
South Barre School, 1895
South Royalton School, 1894
South Royalton School, 1894
Montpelier Street?
Montpelier Street?
Montpelier Street Today
Montpelier Street Today
Guernsey House?
Guernsey House?
#6 Jan 2012 Mystery Photo
#6 Jan 2012 Mystery Photo
#7 Spring 2012 Mystery
#7 Spring 2012 Mystery
#8 Summer 2012 Mystery
#8 Summer 2012 Mystery
#8 Summer 2012 Mystery Detail
#8 Summer 2012 Mystery Detail
#9 Summer 2013 Mystery
#9 Summer 2013 Mystery
#9 Summer 2013 Mystery Detail
#9 Summer 2013 Mystery Detail
#10 Mystery Town Scene with Graveyard
#10 Mystery Town Scene with Graveyard
#10 Mystery Town Detail
#10 Mystery Town Detail
#11 Lake House, Spring 2014 Mystery
#11 Lake House, Spring 2014 Mystery
#12 Village, Summer 2014
#12 Village, Summer 2014
#12 Village Detail, Summer 2014
#12 Village Detail, Summer 2014
#13 Country Intersection
#13 Country Intersection
 
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