Barre History Collection. Granite Industry Photo Albums BHC 219T-220T

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1 Barre History Collection Industry Photo Albums BHC 219T-220T Page City View Cutting Jellyman & Jones 1 Montpelier Exterior, men, derrick 30 x ,200 40,000 Doucette Bros. 12 Montpelier Cutting shed, interior Harry J. Bartoli, Statuary & 13 Montpelier Cutting shed 60 x ,600 58,600 Monuments Harry J. Bartoli 14 Montpelier Cutting shed, Interior Bonazzi & Bonazzi 15 Montpelier Cutting shed 64 x ,600 60,000 C.P. Gill &, 19 Montpelier Cutting shed 60 x ,200 50,000 R. J. DeCollaines & 21 Montpelier Exterior, men, Brault & Sargent 26 Montpelier Cutting shed 52 x ,400 40,000 Brault & Sargent 27 Montpelier Cutting shed, Interior Sweeney Bros. 28 Montpelier Cutting shed, 2 cars 50 x ,600 85,000 granite weight 50 tons Lane Manufacturing 41 Montpelier Employees outside and in front of building State Capital, Montpelier 42 Montpelier Built of Barre Completed 1838

2 Industry Scrapbook Page 2 Page City View Cutting Blanchard Monument 43 Monument Cut by Harry L. Bertoli Dewey Monument of Barre 44 Montpelier Cut by Jones Bros, Barre, 40 tons L. Bart Cross Monument 45 Montpelier Cut by Harry J. Bartoli Fifield Monument 46 Montpelier Cut by Harry J. Bartoli Langdon Monument 47 Montpelier Cut by Harry J. Bartoli, 40 tons Harry J. Bartoli 48 Montpelier Set in Woodland No.1 Cemetery, N.Y. Harry J. Bartoli 48 - Montpelier Set in Louisville, No.2 Kentucky Harry J. Bartoli 48 Montpelier Set in Newark, N.J. No.3 Harry J. Bartoli 48 Montpelier Set in Troy, N/Y. No.4 Harry J. Bartoli 48 Montpelier Set in Kansas City, No.5 Mo. Harry J. Bartoli 48 Montpelier Set in St. Louis, Mo. No.6 Harry J. Bartoli 49 Montpelier Set in Manchester, Vt. No.1 Not cut by Bartoli Harry J. Bartoli 49 Montpelier Set in St. Louis, Mo. No.2 Harry J. Bartoli 49 Montpelier Set in St. Louis, Mo. No.3 Harry J. Bartoli 50 Montpelier Caesar Young No.1 Monument set in N.Y.

3 Industry Scrapbook Page 3 Page City View Cutting Harry J. Bartoli 50 - Montpelier Located in Kansas No.2 City, Kansas Harry J. Bartoli 50 - Montpelier Located in Rutland No.3 Harry J. Bartoli 50 Montpelier Located in New York No.4 City Wesley 51 Montpelier Located in Montpelier No.1 H.J. Bartoli 51 Montpelier Gen. Stanard No.2 memorial, located in Burlington, Vt. 45 Barclay Brothers 51 No.3 Barre tons Burns Monument, Located in Barre designed by William Barclay Barre 51 Montpelier Located in Montpelier No.4 Brown s Block 51 Barre Barre No.5 National Life Insurance Co. 53 Montpelier National Life Insurance Building Library 54 Montpelier Kellogg-Hubbard Library Barre 55 Montpelier Catholic Church, Montpelier Vermont Marble Quarries 56 Rutland Federal Building, Montpelier, built from marble from

4 Industry Scrapbook Page 4 Page City View Cutting Montpelier & Wells River 58 Montpelier Coal chute at R.R. Montpelier Capacity 300 tons with ground storage of 1000 tons - Height 90 feet Central Vermont Railroad 61 Barre Railroad Station Station J.P. Corskie & Son 62 Barre J.P. Corskie & Son Cutting Melcher & Hadley 63 Barre Melcher & Hadley, Cutting E.C. Glysson 68 Baarre E.C. Gllysson, Cutting Phillips & Findlater, Co.- 60 x ,200 50, x ,100 14, x , , Barre Cutting 30 x ,400 60,000 Vermont 64 Barre Cutting 25 x ,000 55,000 Cutler, Storer & Fay Co. 69 Barre Cutting 30 x ,400 80,000 E.L. Smith & 70 Barre Cutting 32 x , ,000 Robbins Bros. 72 Barre Cutting 60 x ,000 60,000 C.W. McMillan & Son, 74 Barre Cutting 32 x ,800 70,000 W.A. Hall 73 Barre Cutting in part 30 x ,800 65,000 of circle E.C. Glysson 71 Barre Monument cut by Surface cutter, to be shipped to Austin, Minn. Length 23 feet Weight 14 tons

5 Industry Scrapbook Page 5 Page City View Cutting Barclay Brothers 77 Barre Cutting 60 x , ,000 Littlejohn, Odgers 7 Milne 78 Barre Cutting 60 x , ,000 E.A. Bugbee & 79 Barre Cutting 50 x ,000 45,000 Bethany Church 80 Montpelier Church Building Congregational Smith Brothers 81 Barre Cutting 25 x ,800 35,000 La Clair & 82 Barre Cutting 20 x ,600 29,000 Carroll & McNulty 83 Barre Showing surface cutter at work 3 workers Marr & Gordon 84 Barre Cutting shed 60 x , ,000 workers Marr & Gordon 86 Barre blocks Harrison 87 Barre Cutting 60 x , ,000 G.L. Rizzi 88 Barre Cutting 20 x ,200 20,000 E.G. Comolli & 89 Barre Cutting 32 x ,000 45,000 Novelli & Calcagni 90 Barre Cutting 60 x ,000 33,800 Young Brothers 94 Barre Cutting 60 x ,200 90,000 Burke Brothers 95 Barre Cutting 60 x ,400 80,000 Stephens & Gerrard 96 Barre Cutting 60 x ,800 70,000 Dalz Granitae 97 Barre Cutting, 30 x ,800 showing cutters on high rock A. Anderson & 98 Barre Cutting 32 x ,200 25,000 Barton, Hayes & Bancroft 99 Barre Cutting 60 x ,400 72,000

6 Industry Scrapbook Page 6 Page City View Cutting William Carle & Son 100 Barre Cutting 30 x ,400 60,000 Jones & Stevens 101 Barre Cutting, & 40 x ,400 36,000 Railroad Canton Brothers 102 Barre Cutting 65 x ,200 65,000 L. Macchi & 104 Barre Cutting 30 x ,320 18,000 Moore Brothers 105 Barre Cutting 30 x ,000 75,000 Caswell & Wetmore 106 Barre Cutting 30 x ,100 25,000 Mutch & Calder 107 Barre Cutting 32 x ,600 30,000 George Walker & Son 108 Barre Cutting 35 x ,000 30,000 Charles Bianchi & Son 109 Barre Cutting 40 x ,800 90,000 Brusa Brothers 110 Barre Cutting 30 x ,600 30,000 Guidici Brothers & 111 Barre Cutting 62 x ,600 60,000 Presbrey, Coykendall & Co. 112 Barre Cutting 58 x ,800 90,000 Wiss Memorial 113 Barre Cut by Presbrey Coykendall Co. Shipped to Neward N.J. weight 60 tons The Leland 114 Barre Cutting 60 x ,000 Marion O Leary 115 Barre Cutting 60 x ,600 40,000 Dewey Column Works 116 Barre New 62 x C.R. Scott & 119 Barre Cutting 60 x ,000 85,000

7 Industry Scrapbook Page 7 Page City View Cutting E.L. Smith s Lower 120 Barre Showing 60 ton Quarry derrick depth of 90 feet E.L. Smith s 121 Barre Quarry E.L. Smith s middle granite 122 Barre Quarry E.L. Smith s Quarry 123 Barre Showing Steam Drill at work preparing to blast E.L. Smith s Quarry 124 Barre 40 ton stone on car E.L. Smith s Quarry 125 Barre Upper. Car track 40 feet below surface E.L. Smith s Quarry 126 Barre Showing drills at work E.L. Smith s Quarry 127 Barre Drilling on a 60 ton stone Shows largest stone ever quarried in New England 128 Barre Size 80 x 200 x 24 feet thick. Contains 384,000 cubic feet Weight ,040,000 lbs. Would take 1,700 cars of 20 ton capacity to draw it. Cut in E.L. Smith s, Barre Carloads 129 Barre Showing 15 carloads of granite going to stone sheds in Bare

8 Industry Scrapbook Page 8 Page City View Cutting James K. Pirie s granite 130 Barre Quarry 85 feet deep. of the very best James K. Pirie s granite 131 Barre Showing rock and Consolidated Quarry surface 134 Barre Pit 135 feet deep Showing men at work, also power house Consolidated Quarry 135 Baarre Consolidated Quarry 136 Barre Camera 140 feet below surface Showing water in 137 Barre Will take about 10 days or 80 hours to pump water out, 4 inch stream Loading car edge of 141 Barre Barclay Brothers Quarry 142 Barre 2000 feet long 300 feet wide 100 feet deep Barclay Brothers Quarry 143 Barre Showing derrick and power house Stephen & Gerrard s Quarry 144 Barre Stephen & Gerrard s Quarry 145 Barre Power house above, Showing 75 ton derrick at work McIver & Madison Quarry 146 Barre McIver & Madison Quarry 147 Barre McIver & Madison Quarry 148 Barre

9 Industry Scrapbook Page 9 Page City View Cutting Wetmore & Morse Quarry 149 Barre Loading cars at edge of also showing derricks Wetmore & Morse granite 150 Barre Showing 16 ton stone on derrick 75 feet from bottom of Wetmore & Morse granite 151 Barre Wetmore & Morse granite Marr & Gordon granite Marry & Gordon granite Canton Brothers granite Manufacturer s granite 152 Barre Showing blast on opposite side of 153 Barre 154 Barre Showing power house 155 Barre 85 feet deep 157 Barre Showing part of and engine house 90 men employed at 2 men on derrick 100 feet in air Manufacturer s granite 158 Barre Showing shaft 135 feet deep V. W. Jewett 159? polishing wheels Factory on North Branch miles from Montpelier Stewart Works 166 Hardwick Cutting 132 x men $16,900 $20,000 Steward Works 167 Hardwick Workers outside Smith & Barter 168 Hardwick & workers 32 x 65 8 $3,800 $7,000 Rosi Brothers 169 Hardwick Cutting 30 x 75 6 $3,5500 $6,000

10 Industry Scrapbook Page 10 Page City View Cutting Bardelli 170 Hardwick Cutting 32 x 75 8 $2,800 $6,000 Blackhall & Ray 171 Hardwick Cutting 32 x 60 8 $7,800 $8,000 Blackhall & Ray 172 Hardwick Inside Cutting 8 Jackson & Mack 173 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $6,500 $10,000 John Tretheway 174 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $2,800 $7,000 Crystal Brook 175 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $20,000 $24,000 Ramon Pinera 176 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $18,200 Bailey & Rollins Hardwick Cutting 36 x $15,600 $$26,000 Bailey & Rollins 178 Hardwick Cutting Woodbury Woodbury Woodbury 179 Hardwick Building - This ships 10 carloads of granite per day 180 Hardwick No Hardwick Showing large traveling derrick and power house 182 Hardwick Woodbury Woodbury Woodbury 184 Hardwick Circle Woodbury 185 Hardwick E. R. Fletcher 186 Hardwick Cutting With Circle 183 Hardwick 62 x 300 Building 50 $624,000 $1,500, x x $54,200 $100,000

11 Industry Scrapbook Page 11 Page City View Cutting H. R. Fletcher 187 Hardwick Bird s eye view of both sheds Union 188 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $20,800 $28,000 Frank Bavildor 189 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $10,400 George Trow 190 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $19,500 $30,000 American 191 Hardwick Cutting 50 x $20,800 $30,000 J. E. Sullivan 192 Hardwick Cutting 32 x $11,700 $14,000 Murch Brothers & Mackie 193 Hardwick New shed equipped for one gang William Donald Hardwick Cutting 32 x $20,800 Woodbury 195 Woodbury s Quarry Woodbury Co. 196 Woodbury Quarry Woodbury Co. 197 Woodbury Quarry Woodbury Co. Quarry 198 Woodbury Showing face of rock 50 ft. high Woodbury Co. Quarry 199 Woodbury

12 Industry Scrapbook Page 12 Page City View Cutting Woodbury Co. 200 A portion of the largest stone ever quarried by the Woodbury Co. When first blasted out it was 30 ft. long, 20 ft. wide and 18 ft. thick. It contained 10,000 cu. Ft. and would weigh 1,350 tons. It was blown 60 feet from side of. Woodbury 201 Woodbury Woodbury 202 Woodbury Showing railroad Woodbury 203 Woodbury Woodbury 204 Woodbury Woodbury 205 Woodbury Showing engine house Woodbury 206 Woodbury Woodbury 207 Woodbury Woodbury 208 Woodbury Showing Blondin traveling derrick cable 1,200 ft. long with 10 ton capacity

13 Industry Scrapbook Page 13 Page City View Cutting Woodbury 209 Woodbury Woodbury E. R. Fletcher 211 Hardwick E. R. Fletcher 212 Hardwick E. R. Fletcher 213 Hardwick 210 Woodbury 125 men employed at their quarries, with annual payroll of $65,000. This is the largest granite in the world. The State Capital building at Harrisburg, Pa., the State Capital building at Madison, Wis., Post Office at Providence, R.I., Court House at Youngston, O., Post Office at Grand Rapids, Mich. And City Hall at Chicago were all built of Woodbury. H. C. Leonard, owner of teams 225 Barre Between 1890 and 1910 From Mar & Gordon 226 Barre Size 14 x 14 x 2 H. C. Leonard, owner of Teams 230 Barre Stone Tricks for Drawing 75 Tons Joseph Smith Monument 231 Barre Weight 90 tons

14 Industry Scrapbook Page 14 Page City View Cutting Smith Monument 232 Barre 51 feet High, Shaft in Best Bark - For Mormon Memorial in Sharon, Vt. Jones Brothers 233 Barre Section of Cutting Jones Brothers 234 Barre Polishing Mill Jones Brothers 235 Barre Polishing Mill Union 236 Waterbury Cutting 80 x $26,000 $70,000 Union 237 Waterbury Cutting - Interior The Drew Daniels 238 Waterbury Cutting 62 x $21,000 $40,000 Works The Drew Daniels Works 239 Waterbury Cutting Interior Perry 240 Waterbury Cutting 50 x $25,000 $40,000 Perry 241 Waterbury Cutting Interior Sutherland 242 Waterbury Cutting 50 x $25,000 $40,000 Sutherland 243 Waterbury Cutting Interior O Clair & Anair 244 Waterbury Cutting 35 x $13,000 $30,000 Vermont State Hospital for 246 Waterbury Insane E. B. Ellis Quarry 260 Bethel Showing fluted columns 4 feet x 27 feet for depot at Washington, D.C. E. B. Ellis Quarry 261 Bethel

15 Industry Scrapbook Page 15 Page City View Cutting E. B. Ellis Quarry 262 Bethel E. B. Ellis Quarry 263 Bethel E. B. Ellis Quarry 264 Bethel E. B. Ellis Quarry 265 Bethel employed 30 E. B. Ellis Quarry 266 Bethel E. B. Ellis Quarry 267 Bethel E. B. Ellis Quarry 268 Bethel Woodbury Co. 269 Bethel Quarry Woodbury Co. 270 Bethel Quarry Woodbury Co. 271 Bethel Quarry Woodbury 274 Bethel Woodbury 275 Bethel Woodbury Mad River 288 Waitsfield Valley Mad River Valley 289 Waitsfield Valley 279 Bethel No x $160,000 $400,000 Toward Middlesex from just below Waitsfield Village Mad River Valley toward Warren from Waitsfield. Irasville in the foreground Warren Valley 290 Warren Warren Valley, on Mad River, from Pinehill

16 Industry Scrapbook Page 16 Page City View Cutting Waitsfield Valley 291 Warren Entire length of Waitsfield Valley, on Mad River, toward Middlesex Waitsfield Village 292 Waitsfield Irasville 293 Waitsfield Irasville just above Waitsfield Ruth Finn IndustryScrapbook.doc May 2015

Some Decoration Day Observations

Some Decoration Day Observations A consideration of memorial art as exhibited in a few designs of memorials erected this spring By L. A. Whitehouse Granite Marble & Bronze, Boston, Massachusetts Vol. XXVII,