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Seeking the origins of Lakeville Journal photos

A journey to the past

Our wonderful volunteers Perry Gardner and Kathy Philips have now digitized hundreds of vintage photos from The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News.

Often we can figure out exactly what is going on in a photo by matching it up with a vintage issue found in our digital archive through the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury (https://scoville.advantage-preservation.com). 

But sometimes we can’t find the origins of a photo. This week, we are running some images that we found compelling but we aren’t sure of the who/when/where. 

We are publishing some of them in this week’s paper in the hopes that you, our readers, will also find them compelling — and that perhaps some of you will be able to tell us the story of what’s going on in these photos. 

If you have information, send it to cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com and we will publish it in future issues.

— Cynthia Hochswender

 

 

    

SALISBURY ANTIQUES FAIR 
For many years there was a famous antiques extravaganza in Salisbury on property not far north of what is now Noble Horizons, on Route 41. 

SPOT A FAMILIAR FACE?
We believe these photos are from a fair held between 1970 and 1972 but we aren’t certain. There were quite a few antiques fairs in those days, and we have quite a few wonderful photos in our file now (notable not just for the antiques but also for the vintage clothing worn by the shoppers). If you recognize yourself or a friend in these photos, let us know. 

 

 

  

HORSES OF DIFFERENT COLORS
One reason it’s hard to identify what’s going on in the photo above is that, back in the 1970s, there were a half a dozen or more horse shows just in the six Northwest Corner towns. The competition photo, above, is probably from Salisbury or Kent but it’s hard to know which show and which year. If anyone recognizes the event or one of the equestrians (or the horse), let us know.

The horse show photo creates an interesting contrast with the more muscular equines in beautiful photos such as the one below, from one of the agricultural fairs in the area. We suspect these horses were photographed at the Goshen Fair over Labor Day weekend in 1970, 1971 or 1972.

 

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