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Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-01-20
- Description: January 20, 1944. This view shows the Salvage Depot from the easterly end looking down into the Intervale. Note the abrupt drop from the level of the houses at the top of the bank to the level of the Intervale, a vertical drop of approximately 45 feet above the level of the Intervale. All Materials brought to the Refuse Disposal Grounds are inspected by one of the caretakers before it is dumped and the caretaker designates where the load will be dumped, depending upon the class of material contained in the load. All materials unfit for salvage are carried to the remote end of Cat's Island, shown in the background of this picture, where it is dumped and burned if any combustable materials are present. No fires are allowed within three to five hundred feet of the building. Sign leans against one end of the building stating disposal grounds regulations.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1942-05-23
- Description: May 23, 1942. This view shows the embankment between the Central Vermont Railroad and North Bend Street through which the road will be constructed leading from the intersection of North Bend St. and St. Louis St. to Cat's Island a distance of approximately 1500 lineal feet. The road here will be constructed on a 7-3/4 percent grade. The difference in elevation between the level of the curbs on North Bend St. at the intersection of St. Louis St and the iron pipe on Cat's Island at the proposed City Dump is approximately 83 feet and the difference in elevation between this iron pipe and the level of the Intervale at the bottom of the dump is approximately 41 ft. Note :-The building in the center of the picture at the top of the bank is known as the Pomeroy Cottage.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-03-08
- Description: March 8, 1944. This view shows a section of the Salvage Depot as a load of baled salvage paper was being loaded and hauled to the car by the Burlington Paper Stock Co. to whom all salvage paper is being sold. This load contained 45 bales having a total weight of approximately 2 1/2 tons.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: This view shows the embankment between the Central Vermont Railroad and North Bend Street through which the road will be constructed leading from the intersection of North Bend St. and St. Louis St. to Cat's Island a distance of approximately 1500 lineal feet. The road here will be constructed on 7-3/4 percent grade. The difference in elevation between the level of the curbs on North Bend St. at the intersection of St. Louis St. and the iron pipe on Cat's Island at the proposed City Dump is approximately 83 feet and the difference in elevation between this iron pipe and the level of the Intervale at the bottom of the dump is approximately 41 ft. Note :-The Bulldozer just starting the work of shaping the shoulders and fitting the ravine in the foreground preparatory to lining out the location of the center line of the road.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-08-03 00:00:00
- Description: August 3, 1944. This view taken from a point on North Ave. over the tunnel shows the panoramic of the entire Cat's Island Area including the dumping area, the Salvage Depot and tool shack and the road leading up the grade to the intersection of North Bend and St. Louis Streets. Note the Central Vermont Railroad tracks to the left and the power line leading to the substation of the City Electric Light Plant.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1942-05-23 00:00:00
- Description: May 23, 1942. This view is taken from the foot of the grade near the entrance to Cat's Island where the roadway changes from a cut to a fill or embankment leading across a small ravine to Cat's Island.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-03-18
- Description: March 18, 1944. This view shows the inside of the Salvage Depot during the process of baling salvage paper and cardboard. The Street Department erected this building with its own employees and with material salvaged from various and sundry jobs. The Street Department purchased this baler and scales for the baling and weighing of salvage materials. The bale of pasteboard and cartons shown on the scales weight approximately 100 lbs. The salvage process will continue at this plant as a regular function of the operation of the Municipal Refuse Disposal Grounds of the Street Department after the War is over and for helping to pay the operating costs of the grounds.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-08-03
- Description: August 3, 1944. This view shows the dumping area with truck dumping waste at right and accumulation of metal and other salvage at the left. Note the difference in elevation of the dumping area which is approximately 40 feet above the Intervale area and approximately 80 feet below the level of the Street on North Bend indicated by the houses at the top of the bank. This makes an ideal location for a Refuse Disposal Grounds.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1942-05-23 00:00:00
- Description: May 23, 1942. This view is taken from the foot of the grade near the entrance to Cat's Island where the roadway changes from a cut to a fill or embankment leading across a small ravine on the Cat's Island.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Dump
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- Date Created: 1944-08-03
- Description: August 3, 1944. This view taken from the same position on the sand hill across from the railroad track from which the preceding view was taken shows the remaining section of the road leading from the slope on the old railroad fill known as Cat's Island. This road has all been recently improved by constructing mixed-in-place stabilized base using was crank-case oil and constructing an armor coat wearing surface with peastone and chips penetrated with HRM asphaltic emulsion. Note the Salvage Depot building where all salvageable materials are handled and processed, also the small hose house for fire protection equipment and the smoke rising from the far end of the "Island" where all unsalvageable wastes are burned daily.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Part of: Louis L. McAllister Photographs