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 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.
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): mcalB21F12i03
Digital Format: image/tiff