Klifa Club, Burlington

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Klifa Club, Burlington
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Date Created: 1923
Description: Portrait of fifteen ladies, the Klifa Club, in period dress, standing in front of a brick house with a Greek revival portico with Ionic columns. A large sign overhead reads "Ye Olde Burlington Home 1773 - 1923". Location is 342 Pearl Street, Burlington, built in 1800 by and home of Horace Loomis. The Klifa Club is a women's club founded in 1900. The name means "to climb" and is an Icelandic word. Members meet twice a month for luncheons and have guest speakers.
Subject: Portrait photography.
Buildings.
Dwellings.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photographs
black-and-white photographs
Extent: 1 image
Source Document Location: University of Vermont Libraries. Special Collections.
Shelf Location: Louis L. McAllister Photographs, Box A12, Folder 01, Item 01
Note [Digital Version]: 2008-05-20, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Identifier (local): mcalA12F01i01
Digital Format: image/tiff