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Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Burlington Airport
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Date Created: 1941-08-23
Description: August 23, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view is taken on the centerline of the new diagonal runway looking southeasterly from a point near the boundary lights (shown in the foreground) on the easterly edge of the north-south runway area. Note the power shovel and trucks completing excavation of area in the "V" enclosed within the three runways. This area has just been cleared from the growth of small pine trees. The batter boards in the right and left foreground are located over the drainage ditch where the underground corrugated perforated tar coated metal culvert pipes have just been installed. The crew at the left is constructing a concrete catch basin on the drainage system. The grader and asphalt distributor in the background at the left are constructing soil stabilization base.
Subject: Landscape photography.
Construction projects.
Burlington International Airport.
Burlington (Vt.).
United States Work Projects Administration.
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 A1, Folder 20, Item 14
Note [Digital Version]: 2007-10-19, 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): mcalA01F20i14
Digital Format: image/tiff

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