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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of 16 veterans (of World War II, most likely) at the VFW hall. This may be a get-together after a Veterans Day observance such as the one seen in mcalB21F12i02. (See also mcalB21F12i06.)
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a gathering of veterans at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion very likely is Veterans Day. A speaker is addressing the crowd. This may be J. Edward Moran, mayor of Burlington 1949-1957 and then manager of the airport.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of 7 men, all members of the Squirrel Club--evidently, a social organization within the VFW with perhaps a service aspect to it like many other men's clubs.. The Squirrels "uniform" includes white shoes, white trousers with a stripe on the side, a decorative vest and a boat-shaped cap with a variety of insignia, decoration, and perhaps the cootie mascot (also on neckties). Location unknown.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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- Description: 1945 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Regular Veterans Association
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: Members of the Regular Veterans Association with the American flag and the group's flag behind them. Dated 1947. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo showing more of the interior of Memorial Auditorium. The occasion is very likely an annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by the VFW. A group appear to be lined up to see Santa Claus. Memorial Auditorium opened in 1928 and has a seating capacity of 2,500.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: Ca. 1956 photo of 11 men, all members of the Squirrel Club--evidently, a boosters club within the VFW with a mission, among other things, to have fun. Most are wearing what looks like a garrison cap put on sideways, with a variety of insignia, decoration, and perhaps the cootie mascot (also on neckties). The men are displaying their beverages of choice: Black Label and Schaefer beer in a can. (Beer in a can had been available since 1935--hardly a novelty item.) Location is probably the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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- Description: Undated photo of veterans' ceremony, perhaps on Veterans Day, at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. The car dealership in the background now houses the Burlington Police Dept. The memorial stone and plaque--if it is the same one dedicated to Howard William Plant, first Burlington casualty of World War I--has since been moved to the southeast corner of the park, near the corner of Battery and Pearl Sts. A man playing trumpet (perhaps the same as in mcalB17F11i02), very likely "Taps," faces the memorial, which is enclosed by an iron fence, as other veterans and citizens salute or stand at attention.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of a speaker addressing a group of veterans and the ladies auxiliary at the VFW hall, 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. Prominently displayed are several American flags as well as the banner of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Howard Plant Post #782. (Howard W. Plant was the first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I.)
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a gathering of veterans and onlookers (mostly children) at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Among the several American flags is the standard for the local VFW Howard Plant Post. Several men are in full uniform, some wearing garrison caps; almost all are saluting. The occasion may be Veterans Day, or the 40th anniversary of the death of Howard William Plant, first Burlington casualty in World War I.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs