Life during WWII varied from state to state, but these photos show that Vermonters have never been afraid to work hard, play hard and find a smile in the simple and social things in life.

1. Farmers near Woodstock, Vermont, bring their cans of milk to the crossroads early every morning where it is picked up by the coop farmers' truck and is taken to the city.
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2. Mr. Gilbert and hired man hauling wood for winter fuel in Woodstock.
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3. Children ride on sleds almost all winter.
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4. Townspeople of Woodstock, Vermont, discussing the severe winter on the street corner in center of town.
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The Maple Sugar Candies sign looks familiar...
5. A car stalled after a snowstorm in 1939.
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Again, a familiar sight during present day Vermont winters.
6. Hauling hogs to be slaughtered.
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Farm to table circa 1939.
7. Forest ranger bringing in supplies which he has carried up the mountain on skiis to his hut which is also used by skiers in the winter. About half an hour later on his next trip down the mountain on skiis for more supplies he broke his leg. Near the top of Mount Mansfield, Smuggler's Notch, near Stowe.
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8. Boys gathering leaves into cardboard box on a front lawn in Bradford.
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A cardboard box + a pile of autumn leaves = happy children no matter the era.
9. Daughter of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client mixing a cake on a farm near Bradford, in Orange County.
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10. Telephone by window in farm home of FSA (Farm Security Administration) client near Bradford.
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11. Farmer puttying window glass in his house.
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12. Weekend skiers, often from New York, can get warm and dry and refreshments in this ski hut built by Clinton Gilbert, a farmer in Woodstock.
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13. Farmers playing cards in the pool room in town on a winter morning.
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14. Hired help resting after a day's work on Upwey horse farm.
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