Glimpse of the Past #20: Newport, Vermont

Our twentieth “Glimpse of the Past” with The Barton Chronicle gave readers a chance to view the historic bustling downtown of Newport, Vermont between 1906 and 1948. These photos again were captured in through postcard images.The images include:

(1) An Airline train, meaning a straight expanse of track, leaving Newport’s Union Station.
(2)Round Island in Lake Memphremagog as seen from the Leadmine lighthouse.
(3) A bustling Main Street in Newport in the summer of 1948.
(4) Newport City on a crisp Winter day including horses and sledge.
(5) Zengo, an adventurer who was raised by apes, thrills Newport audiences at the Premier Theatre in 1918.
(6) Long Bridge in Newport captured by Harry W. Richardson.
(7) Steamer or Locomotive? The choice was yours at Newport’s Union Station.