Burlington Streets: Pine St.

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

Burlington Streets: Pine St.

Photographer

McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.

Date Created

1940-02-23

Description

February 23, 1940. WPA Project No. 665-12-1-38, Street Improvements - Pine Street This view shows the excavation practically completed on Pine Street between Flynn Ave and Ferguson Ave ready for the sand cushion and telfold base. Some of this excavation is being done by hand labor using wedges and sledge hammers as shown in the foreground and the remainder is being done with the aid of Paving Breakers and a No. 105 Ingersol-Rand Air compressor. Excavation on this block was from 20"-24" in depth in hard frost, the frost going to a depth of approximately five feet. St. Anthony's Church seen to the left.

Subject

Street photography.

Construction workers.

Construction projects.

Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets.

Burlington (Vt.).

United States Work Projects Administration.

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2007-12-21, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs

black-and-white photographs

Type of Resource

still image

Source Document Location

University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.

Shelf Location

Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A06, Folder 06, Item 02

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2007-12-21

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.

Identifier [Local]

mcalA06F06i02

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Photographs/Color: 24 bits; 600 ppi