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Item Description

Title: Burlington Streets: East Ave.

Photographer

• McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963

Source Document

Description

Feb. 26, 1938 dated photo. East Avenue from near Colchester Avenue looking South, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-12-336. This view shows the widening project carried on during the winter months. This street was widened to a total width of thirty feet and a slope of 1 -1 1/2 was given to the shoulders. The old power line was reconstructed with new poles and fixtures and placed in a position to allow for future development. Another project is being prepared for future development of a new pavement and further widening at the south end of this street.

Genre(s): photographs, black-and-white photographs

Subject/topic

• Street photography
• Construction workers
• Construction projects

Subject/name

• Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets

• United StatesWork Projects Administration.

Subject/geographic

• Burlington (Vt.)

Note [Digital Version]

2007-12-21, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: still image

Parent Collections

• Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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