These 9 Candid Photos Show Life In Vermont During The 1930S

Technology and innovations have really changed things throughout the decades. Instead of riding in horse-drawn buggies, we now drive our own vehicles and rather than waiting for photographs to be developed, we have them instantly on our phones and cameras. However, in Vermont, we cherish the way things were in the good old days. Take a look at these photos giving us a snapshot of life in the 1930s to see what has changed and what is not so different.

A farm family riding in their horse-drawn carriage near North Hyde Park in the mid-1930s.

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Young boys talking to a state police officer in Albany in September of 1936.

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Men using a portable saw to cut up huge and heavy logs near North Hyde Park in the late 1930s.

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An auctioneer getting interest from the crowd of onlookers at this 1936 auction.

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Two young boys perched on a stoop in front of an announcement promoting the Bragg Show in 1936.

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A tiki-hut style midway attraction attraction some patrons at the Rutland Fair in the 1930s.

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Men taking a break outside the Milk Cooperative in Hardwick during the mid-30s.

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A farmer tending his sheep in their rural pasture near North Troy in the 1930s.

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Children walking down the street during the Albany Fair parade in 1936.

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