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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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    • Date Created: 1957
    • Description: 1957 photo of a Veterans Day ceremony at Battery Park. A man in uniform places a wreath at the VFW memorial site dedicated to Howard W. Plant, as a small crowd of women veterans (wearing garrison caps) and children look on. Weather on this day was chilly, with 15-25 mph winds, according to the Burlington Free Press. The other possible occasion may be the 40th anniversary of Plant's death (6 Dec., 1917).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Veterans of Foreign Wars
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: Yet another view of Veterans Day (1957) at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. (see also mcalB21F12i02). Veterans, a color guard plus others in uniform, and children from the neighborhood are present. This photo shows another veteran addressing the crowd.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Veterans of Foreign Wars
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of a wreath-laying ceremony at Battery Park at the VFW memorial dedicated to Howard W. Plant. Plant, the first Burlington casualty of World War I, died on 6 Dec. 1917, so this event may be a 35th anniversary commemoration. Many veterans and military personnel, some carrying American flags, are gathered near the site. Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran can be seen on the far left, directly under the flag.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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          • Date Created: 1947-1948
          • Description: 1947 or 1948 photo of members of the VFW Squirrel Club, assembled on and around a flat-bed truck, either before or after a parade in Burlington. Location is outside of the First Unitarian Universalist Society church at 152 Pearl Street (head of Church Street Marketplace), Burlington, Vt. They are part of the Military Order of the Cootie (MOC), an organization within VFW that seeks to have fun while also visiting the sick and disabled in veterans hospitals and elsewhere. The MOC motto is displayed on the side of the truck: "Keep 'Em Smiling in Beds of White."
          • 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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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of some women veterans and members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Some are in uniform and wearing garrison caps; others (new inductees, perhaps?) wear dark dresses. A plaque on the wall bears the name of Howard Plant, in whose memory Post No. 782 was founded.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 photo of a swearing-in session of new members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. A current member, in light uniform and garrison cap, faces ca. 15 women who have raised their right hands and presumably are taking an oath.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Veterans of Foreign Wars - Mother's Club
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of a large group of children, very likely attending a VFW sponsored event at a gymnasium in Burlington or Winooski. A few adults, one wearing a military uniform, and Santa Claus can be seen in the crowd.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at a restaurant. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at a restaurant. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs