Burlington Airport

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Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Title: Burlington Airport
Photographer: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.
Date Created: 1937
1939
Description: November 23, 1939. WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-1-12-43. This view shows the penetration of the armor coat on the northerly half of the 1,250 foot extension of the north-south runway. This view also shows the spreading operation of applying the peastone cover with the aid of the rotary type chip spreader as well as the rolling of the surface with a ten ton tandem roller and hand brooming of the peastone cover where necessary. Note the 100 foot radius turning area at the upper right of the picture.
Subject: Landscape photography.
Construction workers.
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 19, Item 04
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): mcalA01F19i04
Digital Format: image/tiff