Burlington Streets: Church Street

Parent Collections

Louis L. McAllister Photographs

Title

Burlington Streets: Church Street

Photographer

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

Date Created

1943-06-25 00:00:00

Description

Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vt. Date on photo June 25, 1943. This view shows the process of removing the trolley car tracks on Church Street where they were embedded in reinforced concrete. An auxiliary air tank was used to supply additional compressed air for operating the paving breakers in loosening the cement around the rails. This picture was taken on the last day of this project. Construction workers seen. To the left is Burlington City Hall; just beyond is the Fire Station. On the right are retail stores that include Ellsworth jewelry, Star Restaurant American and Chinese (144 Church St.)

Subject

Street-railroad tracks.

Street photography.

Stores, Retail.

Construction workers.

Construction projects.

Burlington (Vt.).

Extent

1 image

Note [Digital Version]

2007-10-19, 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 A4, Folder 04, Item 10

Publisher

University of Vermont, Silver Special Collections Library

Date Captured

2007-10-19

Access Conditions

In Copyright

Access Conditions [Local]

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

Identifier [Local]

mcalA04F04i10

Digital Format

image/tiff

Digital Format

Photographs/Color: 24 bits; 600 ppi