Veterans of Foreign Wars

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
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.).
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: photographs
black-and-white photographs
Extent: 1 image
Publisher: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
Date Captured: 2009-12-02T00:00:00Z
Access Conditions: Commercial use or distribution is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Identifier (local): mcalB21F12i02
Digital Format: image/tiff