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 of a Veterans Day ceremony at Battery Park. A man in uniform places a wreath at the VFW memorial site dedicated to Howard W. Plant, as a small crowd of women veterans (wearing garrison caps) and children look on. Weather on this day was chilly, with 15-25 mph winds, according to the Burlington Free Press. The other possible occasion may be the 40th anniversary of Plant's death (6 Dec., 1917).

Subject

Battery Park (Vt.).

Burlington (Vt.).

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Children.

Men.

Urban parks.

Veterans.

Women.

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]

mcalB21F12i03

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Grayscale: 8 bits; 600 ppi