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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: Another view of Veterans Day (1957) at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Veterans, one soldier in uniform, and children from the neighborhood are present. The speaker at the microphone is as yet unidentified but could easily be a veteran of World War I (see also mcalB21F12i01-mcalB21F12i02).
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a gathering of veterans at Battery Park in Burlington, Vt. Inside the iron fence (left) is a small memorial dedicated to the memory of Howard William Plant, "first Burlington boy" to die in World War I. VFW Post # 782 is named in his honor. Crowd appears to be ready for a ceremony and speaker, who may be J. Edward Moran, mayor of Burlington, 1949-1957.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of a ceremony at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. An honor guard stands ready to fire one or more volleys--very likely the customary three--in honor of deceased veterans. (Three volleys from seven rifles does not constitute a 21-gun salute, however.) A number of citizens are present. The veterans memorial in Battery Park is dedicated to the memory of Howard W. Plant, first Burlington casualty of World War I.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Description: Christmas party with Santa Claus, veterans of foreign wars and a military band. Location unknown but looks to be a gymnasium. Children seen seated in folding wooden chairs.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering. Photo no. 3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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- Description: Circa 1944-1951 photo of two men of the "Cooties" Club at a gathering of its members. This was a VFW post World War II voluntary, non-profit auxiliary organization formed to offer support to veterans and families.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Disabled American Veterans
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- Description: A group of older men and one older woman gather for a group portrait. She wears a corsage, several of the men wear their organization's caps. A pin on one man's shirt reads "D.A.V." (Disabled American Veterans) Photo no. 1. See also mcalA19F01i20
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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- Date Created: circa 1951
- Description: Ca. 1951 photo (overexposed sequel of mcalB21F11i03) promoting the VFW poppy sale as a fundraising token. A boy presents a poppy to a local dignitary (Mayor Moran of Burlington?) as two veterans look on.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs