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Burlington High School Baseball Team
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- Description: Undated (maybe 1955 / 1959) photograph of the Burlington High School baseball team outside on the steps of the school with two trophies and Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Rock Quarry
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- Description: This view is the same as View #1 and #2, taken a few minutes after the shot had been completed showing the results of the blast. Approximately 250 lbs. of dynamite was used for this shot producing approximately 2,500 tons of broken rock with a substantial saving in cost of drilling and blasting.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Rock Quarry
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- Description: Blasting in the Burlington Rock Quarry
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Description: 1930s or 1940s photograph of a sewer maintenance truck and work crew of the Burlington Street Dept.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
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- Description: May, 1934? P.W.A. (Public Works Administration)Project #2215 A picture showing the steel framework of the roof of the Central Plant.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Date Created: 1941-01-07
- Description: Photograph dated Jan. 7, 1941. Original caption reads: "This view shows all of the Street Department sanding units consisting of four sidewalk sanding sleds, hauled by the sidewalk tractors, and three Superior Sand spreaders mounted on our dump-body trucks. These units are kept very busy during and after every sleet storm. With this equipment the Street Department handled more than 2500 cubic yards of sand mixed with approximately 100 tons of rock salt, during the past winter."
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Description: Undated photograph of a snowplow in operation.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Date Created: 1937-12-13
- Description: December 13, 1937. This view shows the snow loader in action while running a loading test. The capacity when a sufficient amount of snow is available is twenty-five to thirty cubic yards of snow per minute.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
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- Date Created: 1941-06-19
- Description: Photograph dated June 19, 1941. Original caption reads: Barrett Street Improvements: This view shows Barrett Street looking westerly from the intersection of Chase Street before any of the improvements were made. Note the condition of the old pavement and the absence of any curbing and gutters or sidewalks also note the guardrail in front of the Rossetti residence at the right opposite the truck in the picture which extended nearly ten feet into the street also note the elevation of the street grade as compared with the elevation of the second floor of the Rossetti residence. This house had to be raised approximately ten feet in elevation and moved approximately sixteen feet to the north and set on a new reinforced concrete foundation two stories in height at the northerly half of the basement and one story for the southerly half of the basement. A new chimney was also constructed and a fill was placed including more than three thousand cubic yards of filling. The other improvements to the street include the following: New concrete integral curbing and gutters on both sides, concrete sidewalk on the northerly side and telford stone base with asphalt penetration binder course and asphalt hot plant mix wearing course.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs