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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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    • Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 Summer, Fall, Winter Servicemen
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Veterans of Foreign Wars
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        • Description: A group of men, women and a younger woman gathered for a portrait.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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          • Description: Circa 1944-1951 photo of men and women of the "Cooties" Club, a VFW post World War II voluntary, non-profit auxiliary organization formed to offer support to veterans and families. The letters "MOC" seen on the table stand for "Military Order of the Cootie"
          • 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 - 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: 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