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Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-06-03
- Description: Photograph of Battery Park dated June 3, 1938. This view shows the construction of the stone masonry parapet wall with the reinforced concrete caps.The completed portion of the wall can be seen in the distance, as well as one of the new light poles.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-1940
- Description: 1938-1940 photograph of the eastern edge of Battery Park looking south from the intersection of Sherman Street and Park Street
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of a ceremony at Battery Park, very likely at the veterans memorial dedicated to Howard W. Plant. C. Douglas Cairns, Mayor of Burlington (perhaps former mayor by this date) is standing at a microphone, addressing the crowd. An elderly lady--perhaps a relative of Plant's-- stands apart from the crowd to view the granite memorial. A number of onlookers from the neighborhood, plus other veterans, have gathered for the occasion.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: 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
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-07-11
- Description: Photograph of Battery Park dated July 11, 1938 looking north toward the look-off. Note completed parapet wall and new light poles. Probably Work Projects Administration project.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-1940
- Description: 1938-1940 photograph of Battery Park showing crews working on the resurfacing of park walkways. The emptied fountain can be seen in the foreground and the bandstand can be seen to the right.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-05-26
- Description: May 26, 1938. Original caption reads: Battery Park - WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-12-344 This view shows the new pavement under construction. Note the new integral concrete curbs and gutters which were constructed during sub-zero weather in the month of January; also the asphalt penetration base constructed over a heavy telford stone base on which a hot mix stone-filled-sheet asphalt wearing course is being constructed.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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- Date Created: 1938-1940
- Description: 1938-1940 photograph (may be summer 1938) of the north entrance to Battery Park at the completion of the WPA (Work Projects Administration) project.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of a veteran speaking at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. A small crowd of veterans and citizens has gathered near the VFW war memorial.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of (very likely) an Armistice Day parade, on the way to the VFW memorial at Battery Park (see mcalB21F14i11). Leading the parade are Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran (left), two other men in uniform, and a color guard carrying the American flag and the VFW Howard Plant Post No. 782 flag. 782 is named after Burlington's first casualty in World War I, Howard W. Plant.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs