Burlington: "Cooties" Club

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Description: 1945 Winter Members of the Cooties Club gather for a group photo. The Military Order of the Cootie cap is worn with points going ear to ear, the green tassels indicate a full cootie (1st Degree). Different color tassel and knot combination indicate officers through the national level. The tassel-less cap may be an unused cap or one belonging to a "nit" or "grayback" (3rd and 2nd Degree). Photo #1.
Subject: Veterans.
Portrait photography.
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States.
Burlington (Vt.).
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 B02, Folder 23, Item 15
Note [Digital Version]: 2008-09-24, 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): mcalB02F23i15
Digital Format: image/tiff