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

1959

Description

1959 photo of a wreathe-laying ceremony at the VFW war memorial in Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. A lady in civilian clothing observes, standing apart from the crowd. She may be a survivor of Howard W. Plant, first Burlington World War I casualty, to whose memory the memorial is dedicated. A small crowd of veterans, citizens, and children has gathered at the site.

Subject

Monuments.

Urban parks.

Veterans.

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

Battery Park (Vt.).

Burlington (Vt.).

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

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.

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2009-12-02

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

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

Identifier [Local]

mcalB21F14i06

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Text/Grayscale: 8 bits; 600 ppi