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Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, February 6, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter. Topics include visit to the White House with Representative Solomon Foot (VT); Sarah Polk, wife of the President; Congressional prayer meetings.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, March 26, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to wife. Topics include invitation to dinner with President Franklin Pierce; Kansas and the Senate Committee on Territories; Representative James Meacham (VT) and alcohol; Representative Justin Morrill (VT).
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, April 26, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter. Topics include mailing of government documents and speeches by Collamer; new Senate chambers; social calls.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, September 5, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to wife. Topics include party for the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans at General Brown's; Crafts' introduction to General Lafayette and presentation of a resolution inviting him to visit Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 27, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include veto of Tariff Bill by President Tyler; Southern and Western Whig opinions to leave Washington without a Tariff Bill leaving the Federal Government without revenue; strategy meetings of Whigs from the Senate and House; idea to give up on public lands piece of Tariff Bill; treaty between Great Britain and the United States is before the Senate, with possible Locofoco (Democrat) opposition to it; the treaty settles boundary questions from St. Croix to the Rocky Mountains.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Burlington Streets: North Ave
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- Date Created: 1940-10-16
- Description: Photograph dated Oct. 16, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Concrete Paving Project. This view shows the construction of the westerly slab starting at the intersection of Stanford Road after the easterly slab had been completed to a point near the intersection. This was made possible by the use of one-half bag of cement extra in each four bag batch when pouring this intersection slab. Taffic was allowed over the new slab after twenty-four hours curing time.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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- Date Created: 1940-10-29
- Description: October 29, 1940. This view shows the improvements at the intersection of Ledge Road and South Willard Street at the entrance to the Shell Gas Station where the new concrete radius sidewalk was installed connecting the northerly side of Ledge Road with the easterly side of South Willard Street. The old concrete ramp was resurfaced with plant mix asphalt as shown in the foreground. The concrete mixer and other equipment can be seen in the background. The small concrete island and sign post back of the $1.00 sign was also removed and the area surfaced with asphalt a few days later. This improvement provides a sidewalk for the school children in this are in going to and from the Adams School and Parochial School without crossing the entire width of this dangerous intersection, a cross walk being provided opposite All Saints' Chapel crossing Willard Street to the Texas Filling Station sidewalk shown in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: St. Paul St.
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- Date Created: 1940-09-18
- Description: Photograph dated Sept. 18, 1940. St. Paul Street Asphalt Paving Project including the construction of integral curb and gutter in front of Smalley Park. This view was taken at the intersection of Adams Street looking southerly. The asphalt binder course had been completed on the westerly half of St. Paul Street and the curb and gutter was being constructed.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Girl Scouts
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- Date Created: 1940
- Description: 1940s photo of a group of Girl Scouts. Three girls in front hold lit candles. Some damage seen to the right.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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- Date Created: 1940
- Description: 1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs