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UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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    • Description: View looking southwest of temporary housing on main campus. The gym (now Royall Tyler Theatre) lies beyond the housing units, with Old Mill, and Williams off to the right. The temporary structures were replaced by the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills--which were considered "international" in style. Dated 1947.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    UVM - ROTC Band
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      • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Billings Library. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. This photo is published in the 1951 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.161. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      UVM - ROTC Band
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        • Description: The UVM ROTC Band in front of the Waterman building, with director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) in the front row, center. Because of World War II, presumably, women were needed to fill positions in the band left vacant by male musicians. The band became known from then on as the "Co-ed Band." This photo was published in the 1945 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p. 83. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        UVM - ROTC Band
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          • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Waterman Building. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. photo is published in the 1946 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook, on p.111. The Ariel explains that this was the 2nd year the band was "supplemented by girl members," presumably because male musicians were involved in the war effort. All but 5 members of this band are women. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Veterans of Foreign Wars
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            • Date Created: 1957
            • Description: 1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look on, notably several women veterans holding American flags.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Veterans of Foreign Wars
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of an Armistice Day (after 1954: Veterans Day) commemoration at the VFW memorial in Battery Park. A sailor stands in front of the memorial dedicated to the memory of seaman Howard W. Plant, "the first Burlington boy" to die in World War I, specifically on the US destroyer "Jacob Jones," 6 Dec., 1917. Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran (2nd from far left) and other veterans and citizens look on in silence.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 photo of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post no. 782, seated for a portrait, with an American flag held up to underscore the spirit of this organization. The different colors of dresses may indicate the service affiliation (e.g. Army, Navy, etc.) of each member. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: Ca. 1956 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at an unknown location. All are wearing white dresses and (most) dark garrison caps.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  War Bond Campaign
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 photo of a store window display promoting war bonds ("Buy an Extra U.S. War Bond Now!") and heralding the 4th War Loan (or fund raising) campaign. The display also pays tribute to Poland ("a Nation Bathed in Blood") and the strength of the Polish people. One poster has "an open letter to the unconquerable (?) Poles."
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    WJOY Radio
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                      • Date Created: 1946-1947
                      • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of country western group of musicians in the ABC WJOY radio studio with banner. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs