Veterans of Foreign Wars

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Photographer

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

Date Created

1957

Description

1957 photo showing a gathering of veterans and neighborhood children, probably on Veterans Day. An elderly gentleman (seen in mcalB21F12i01), standing at a microphone, is addressing the crowd. The location is Battery Park (DeSoto/Plymouth dealership seen on far left is Brewer Bros. at No. 1-9 North Ave., the north edge of Battery Park), and the crowd is facing the memorial placed there in memory of Howard W. Plant, "the first Burlington boy" to die in World War I.

Subject

Children.

Flag raising and lowering.

Urban parks.

Veterans.

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Battery Park (Vt.).

Burlington (Vt.).

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2009-12-02, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Genre

photographs,black-and-white photographs

Type of Resource

still image

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

12/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

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

Identifier [Local]

mcalB21F12i02

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Grayscale: 8 bits; 600 ppi