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Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 7, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include Senate debate on the new Tariff Bill with a bare majority in favor; Crafts in favor of Tariff Bill as passed by the House; frauds practiced by manufacturers and importers; expected veto of Tariff Bill by President Tyler because of the continuation of the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands among the states; current state of the Treasury; Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton's negotiation over the boundary between the United States and Canada, in particular the northeastern boundary.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, November 25, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include enclosed seating chart of the Senate chamber with the seats of the members.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Warren R. Austin letter to Mrs. C.G. (Ann) Austin, December 30, 1940
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- Creator: Austin, Warren Robinson, 1877-1962.
- Description: Letter to daughter and son-in-law. Topics include treaty between Great Britain and the United States finally approved by the Senate after four long days of discussion, surmounting strong opposition by a vote of 39 to 9; continued deadlock on Tariff Bill; Treasury statement to the House stating that all funds on hand had been expended and asking for authority for more Treasury Notes; impact of governmental inaction on the Tariff Bill on factories and the importation of foreign goods.
- Parent Collections: Letters Home From Congress
Vermont Alumnus vol. 20 no. 01
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- Creator: University of Vermont
- Date Created: 1940
- Parent Collections: University of Vermont Alumni Publications, Vermont Alumnus
Burlington Streets: Grove St.
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- Date Created: 1940-11-21
- Description: Photograph dated Nov. 21, 1940. Original caption reads: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 665-12-1-38 This view is shows the improvement on Grove Street looking southerly from a point near the end of the curb at the northerly end of the project opposite the W.C. Kirby residence. The old quarry pit has been completely filled in the right foreground from excavation taken from the back slope on the shoulders on the right side of the street after having quarried enough stone rubble from the old pit to construct all of the telford stone base for this project.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Main Street (4X5's)
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- Date Created: 1940-03-18
- Description: Mar. 18, 1940. This view shows the Snow King Rotary Snow Plow in section mounted on the front of the Street Department's Walter's Snow Fighter Truck in front of the Post Office on Main Street. Note the discharge spout delivering snow over the high side boards of the five cubic yard truck. This loader is capable of loading a five cubic yard load in less than one-half minutes and has frequently loaded one hundred-five cubic yard truck loads of new fallen snow in approximately one and one-half hours working time including delays because of traffic and street intersections clean up.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: North Ave
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- Date Created: 1940-10-16
- Description: Photograph dated Oct. 16, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Concrete Paving Project. This view shows the progress since October 2, 1940 on the north half of the pavement where the work has been continued from Stanford Road northerly to a point near the Plattsburg Avenue intersection. The construction of the westerly slab is just being started at Stanford Road, as shown in the distance.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: North Ave
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- Date Created: 1940-09-18
- Description: Photograph dated Sept. 18, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Reinforced Concrete Paving Project. This view was taken from the intersection of Plattsburg Avenue looking southerly before any construction work was done.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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- Date Created: 1940-08-13
- Description: August 13, 1940. This view shows the completed pavement on Pine Street between Flynn Avenue and Lyman Avenue after the 3" sand cushion, 8" telfold base, 2" asphalt penetration base, and 2" asphalt Laykold plant mix had been constructed.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Boxers: Unidentified
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- Description: 1940s Two male boxers pose for a photo in a fighting stance in what may be a gym.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs