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- Burlington Streets: Hayward St. & Hayward St. Sewer
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January 12, 1942. Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins...
Show moreJanuary 12, 1942. Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins were constructed on this intersection to replace the old one.
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- Burlington Streets: Hayward St. & Hayward St. Sewer
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January 12, 1942 Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins...
Show moreJanuary 12, 1942 Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins were constructed on this intersection to replace the old one.
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- Burlington Streets: Hayward St. & Hayward St. Sewer
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January 12, 1942. Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins...
Show moreJanuary 12, 1942. Hayward Street Improvements: This view shows the drop-hammer weighing approximately 1 1/2 tons being operated by the crane to break through the frost in place of compressor and paving breakers. W.C. Kirby's power-shovel is loading the material into trucks. Three new catch basins were constructed on this intersection to replace the old one.
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- Burlington Streets: Home Ave.
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May 2, 1934. South End P.W.A. Sewer Project Docket No. 2353 A Section of Home Avenue near Wells Street. Note that ledge is encountered the entire depth from ground level to grade of sewer. The truck appears to contain the power source via tubing for the hand-held jack hammer one of the workmen...
Show moreMay 2, 1934. South End P.W.A. Sewer Project Docket No. 2353 A Section of Home Avenue near Wells Street. Note that ledge is encountered the entire depth from ground level to grade of sewer. The truck appears to contain the power source via tubing for the hand-held jack hammer one of the workmen holds.
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- Burlington Streets: Institute Road
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June 29, 1946 Institute Road - Rock Excavation Street Widening Project. This view looking westerly shows the concrete construction in progress on June 29 at the point where the fill leaves off and the rock excavation beings.
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- Burlington Streets: Intervale
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June 29, 1946. Burlington Street Department - Burlington, Vermont. Intervale Road - Asphalt Stabilized base and Armor Coat Wearing Surface. This view taken from the intersection of Riverside Ave. looking northerly toward the railroad track shows the mixing process while constructing the...
Show moreJune 29, 1946. Burlington Street Department - Burlington, Vermont. Intervale Road - Asphalt Stabilized base and Armor Coat Wearing Surface. This view taken from the intersection of Riverside Ave. looking northerly toward the railroad track shows the mixing process while constructing the stabilized base using asphalt emulsion (XRM) as a binder. The materials used for aggregate on this job was road gravel hauled from the Lunderville Pit in the town of Williston last October (1945) and spread approximately 28 feet in width over the entire section from Riverside Ave. to the railroad crossing, a distance of approximately 875 feet. Note the Allis-Chalmers Power Grader mixing the gravel after the asphalt emulsion had been applied by pressure distributor. The Armor Coat Wearing surface was constructed directly after the stabilized base had been completed. This is a very economical type of paving, especially where a cheaper grade of materials can be used and the location does not demand a higher type of pavement.
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- Burlington Streets: Lakeside Ave
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December 5, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department. Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction. This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Conger Ave. looking westerly toward the Lake Champlain. The new factory building just completed for the Blodgett Co. is shown with...
Show moreDecember 5, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department. Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction. This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Conger Ave. looking westerly toward the Lake Champlain. The new factory building just completed for the Blodgett Co. is shown with parking area base recently constructed between the street line and the building. Note the asphalt emulsion stabilized base which was mixed the previous day before taking this picture. Cold weather and frost conditions had frozen the base mixture on the left half of the street but the job was continued on the north half in spite of the low temperatures as the street had to be put in condition to receive traffic for the winter, this street being on a regular bus line. The job was continued by placing a 2 inch layer of crushed stone on this stabilized base and penetrating the same with asphalt emulsion and covering with concrete sand as a "blotter" for the winter and then opened to traffic. This project will be continued to completion in the spring by constructing an integral concrete curb and gutter on the south side of a 3 inch hot plant mix wearing surface over the entire pavement area. Note the asphalt distributor applying emulsion and the tractor and harrow mixing the base.
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- Burlington Streets: Ledge Road
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October 9, 1935 view of intersection of Route 7 (Shelburne Road or Street) and bottom of Ledge Road as it ascends up hill to the east. City street dept workmen do road or sewer construction. A dept. truck supplies power.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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October 11, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction work...
Show moreOctober 11, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction work was done under contract by D. W. Overocker, Genera; Contractor of Burlington, Vermont. The Pine Street Section of the Project consisted primarily of: - (a) Furnished and placed gravel base approximately 12 inches in depth over the entire length of this section from Howard Street to Flynn Ave. (b) Excavating sections near the intersection of Howard Street including the railroad crossing, the intersection of Lakeside Ave. and the intersection at Flynn Ave. where-ever the old pavement would not permit a minimum depth of 12 inches. (c) Furnishing and installing drainage pipes and constructing catch basins and cross culverts for surface drainage. (d) Constructing 3 inch mixed-in-place asphalt pavement 24 feet in width with 5 foot gravel shoulder on either side. (e) Reconstructing railroad crossing to Tuletex Plant (at expense of E. B. and A. C. Whiting Co.). This view was taken from a point in the center of Pine Street just south of the newly constructed railroad crossing looking north. This shows the method of placing and spreading the gravel for the 3 inch mixed-in-place wearing surface. Note the tack coat on either side of the gravel which has already been applied on top of the 12 inch gravel base as a working surface, also note concrete headers for catch basin inlets.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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June 13, 1935. South Prospect Street sewer job. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration )Project No. 402-B-7-10 During work of replacement of pavement surface. Mixed in place method. Two street dept. vehicles with two men in them on the curve of the road.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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October 1, 1942. Photo No. 18. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying the washed sand for curing purposes. Note the surface of the Soil-Cement Pavement at the right. A layer of approximately three-quarters (3/4) of an inch of washed sand was spread over the entire surface and...
Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 18. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying the washed sand for curing purposes. Note the surface of the Soil-Cement Pavement at the right. A layer of approximately three-quarters (3/4) of an inch of washed sand was spread over the entire surface and kept moist for one week with the aid of the asphalt distributor which was used for applying the water. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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October 2, 1942. Photo No. 21. This view of Staniford Road shows the removal of the header placed at the end of each day's work. Note the planks placed on the surface of the previous day's pavement construction with base material thrown on top of the planks to allow the turning of the equipment....
Show moreOctober 2, 1942. Photo No. 21. This view of Staniford Road shows the removal of the header placed at the end of each day's work. Note the planks placed on the surface of the previous day's pavement construction with base material thrown on top of the planks to allow the turning of the equipment. The asphalt distributor is applying water to the sand blotter placed on the surface of the day old completed pavement. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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November 3, 1942. This view of Staniford Road shows the surface of the Soil-Cement pavement approximately one month after its construction during the process of applying an asphalt emulsion tack-coat with a cover of washed sand as a protective coat for the winter.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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May 25, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary...
Show moreMay 25, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary to bring the center of the roadway up to the proper grade. The work on the northerly side of the street was completed in Nov. 1941. A special appropriation of $4100.00 was made for the construction, $500.00 of which was for street grading. Work done by Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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October 1, 1942. Photo No. 12. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying water to the base after the base has been thoroughly dry mixed. This equipment is a Standard Kinney Jr. Asphalt Distributor of six hundred (600) gallon capacity. The water is being applied under maximum...
Show moreOctober 1, 1942. Photo No. 12. This view of Staniford Road shows the method of applying water to the base after the base has been thoroughly dry mixed. This equipment is a Standard Kinney Jr. Asphalt Distributor of six hundred (600) gallon capacity. The water is being applied under maximum pressure and followed immediately with the Killifer Spring-Tooth Cultivator and the twenty inch (20") disc harrow.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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Over exposed 1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington Int'l Airport. On the left is a delivery truck owned by Railway Express Agency, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington. The City Directory...
Show moreOver exposed 1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington Int'l Airport. On the left is a delivery truck owned by Railway Express Agency, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington. The City Directory lists Herbert E. Fitch as agent. Also on the left: a boy with his dog that lays on a crate with sign "Live Dog". Occasion and purpose of photo unknown.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington Int'l Airport. On the left is a delivery truck owned by Railway Express Agency, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington. The City Directory lists Herbert...
Show more1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington Int'l Airport. On the left is a delivery truck owned by Railway Express Agency, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington. The City Directory lists Herbert E. Fitch as agent. Also on the left: a boy with his dog that sits on a crate with sign "Live Dog". Occasion and purpose of photo unknown.
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