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Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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    • Description: 1930s or 1940s photo of Burlington Street Dept. snow plow (?) vehicle.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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      • Description: Undated photograph of a snowplow in operation.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
      Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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        • Date Created: 1944-03-22
        • Description: Photograph dated Mar. 22, 1944. Original caption reads: "Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vermont This view shows one of our sidewalk plowing and sanding units consisting of a rubber tired Allis-Chalmers IB Tractor with Baker V-Type 5 ft. width plow and a trailer sand spreader designed and built in the street Department repair shop. Note the extra metal weights placed on the rear wheel hubs to give added traction. The V-type plow has been found from experience to be more satisfactory than the reversible blade plows, especially after heavy drifting storms. The sand spreader holds approximately 1/2 cubic yard of sand. It has sloping false bottom lined with sheet metal which assists the flow of sand to the rotor which is placed just to the rear of the main axle. The surface of this rotor is covered with beads of steel which operates against a steel fibre brush to deliver a carpet of sand 30 inches in width over the surface of the icy sidewalks. The power for revolving the rotor is obtained from the small wheelbarrow rubber tired wheel which make a contact on the surface of one of the trailer wheels and is transmitted to the rotor by V-belt. The pressure of this third wheel against the surface of the trailer wheel can be increased or diminished or thrown out of contact entirely by changing the position of a small lever mounted on the side of the trailer which is easily accessible to the driver."
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
        Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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          • Description: Undated photograph. Original caption reads: "Sno-go Rotary Snow Plow and Blower shown in a demonstration at the City of Burlington's Street Department, Central Plant, located at Pine Street. Purchase of a similar device by the City of Burlington is under consideration."
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
          Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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            • Description: Undated photograph of a snow plow in operation, possibly at the Burlington Airport.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
            Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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              • Description: Undated photograph of a snow plow in operation, possibly at the Burlington Airport. Embossed with McAllister name and Burlington, Vt.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
              Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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                • Description: 1930s or 1940s photograph of a Burlington Street Dept. snow plow/blower (side view)
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
                Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Winter view of Main Street with city street dept truck with snowplowing equipment attached. Crew members, one with snow shovel, stand nearby. What appears to be a three bay window church is seen behind the truck. Undated (1920s?)
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment (4X5)
                  Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment (4X5)
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                    • Date Created: 1940-02-22
                    • Description: Photograph dated Feb. 22, 1940. Original caption reads: "The Snow King Rotary Plow operated by the Walter Snow Fighter Truck blowing heavy frozen snow on the shoulder of the Burlington Municipal Airport runways. Both the north-south and the east-west runways were opened for a width of 250 feet and for a length of 3,600 feet after each storm, the snow being plowed back into windrows from which it is blown as seen in the picture. A total of sixty-six hours work with the Rotary Plow was necessary to dispose of the entire amount of snow accumulated on the two runways, taxi-strip and hangar areas over the period from February 11, 1940 to February 22, 1940, inclusive, during which time the Weather Bureau reported a total snow fall of 11.8 inches, some of which was combined with several hours of rain and a lowering of the temperature to sub-zero weather.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Hungerford Terrace
                    Burlington Streets: Hungerford Terrace
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                      • Date Created: 1940
                      • Description: Allis-Chalmers, Model IB Tractor with 16 HP Engine, Equipped with a Baker "V" Type Sidewalk Snow Plow. This view shows the Tractor Plow unit proceeding north on Hungerford Terrace after an 8 inch fall of snow combined with rain, which made the plowing very heavy and difficult for horse drawn equipment, but this unit did not experience any difficulties. Note: For a more detailed description see the original print.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                      Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs