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400th Anniversary of the Discovery
of Lake Champlain on July 4, 1609 by Samuel de Champlain
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Photos from "The Vermonter"_August - September 1909 about the Tercentenary Published by Chas.
R Cummings in 1909 at White River Junction, VT --- This Issue requires
two cents postage
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Intrepid French Navigator who discovered Lake Champlain in 1909 . |  |
Head of the Knight Templar Division at Burlington's Parade. |
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Landing Excursionists at Crown Point from Steamer "Ticonderoga". |  |
President Taft at Burlington. |
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Gov. Prouty, member of Staff and Ladies, aboard the Ticonderoga. |  |
The Ethan Allen Club at Burlington, where President Taft was entertained at lunch. |
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Hiawatha, chief actor in the pagent, and noted visitors at the encampment. |  |
Indian War Party leaving in Canoes to meet a foe. |
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The "Don de Dieu" a reproduction of Champlain's ship, with which he made his sea voyages. |  |
Burlington's $9,000 Grand-Stand During Presentation of the Indian Pagent. |
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President Taft and Governor Hughes leaving Hotel Champlain at Bluff Point, NY. |  |
In Battery Park, Burlington, Overlooking the Lake. |
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Watching the Pagent from the Lake Shore. |  |
Electrical Illumination of City Hall Park, from the Van Ness. |
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Church Street on Burlington's Busy Day. |  |
Church Street at Night, During the Burlington Celebration. |
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Awaiting Arrival of the President, Corner of City Hall Park, Burlington. |  |
The Torpedo Boat, "Manley", and the two Government Tenders. |
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Arrival of President Taft in Burlington. |  |
The Start for Isle La Motte. |
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The Governors of Vermont and New York. |  |
The Ticonderoga |
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Listening to the Speeches in City Hall Park, Burlington. |  |
Statue of Ste Anne on the Lake Shore. |
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President Taft on the Speakers Stand at City Hall Park. |  |
The Very Rev. Fr. Prevel addressing audience at the Shrine of Ste Anne, Isle La Motte. |
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Montpelier Fife and Drum Corps of 75 School Boys, in the Great Parade. |  |
Looking into the Chapel of the Shrine of Ste Anne from the rear of the Auditorium. |
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The 15th U.S. Calvary from Fort Ethan Allen, in Burlingtons Great Parade. |  |
A Spectacular Moment in the Enactment of the Indian Pagent. |
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The Governor General's Foot-Guards from Ottawa. |  |
Group of Participants in the Dedication of the Boulder at Isle La Motte. |
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