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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Seen are workmen assembling a support structure, probably the beginning of a ferry being built on a cradle.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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View of the seemingly flimsy wooden supports for a wooden plank walkway during the construction of the Winooski Bridge that had been destroyed in the 1927 flood. New solid concrete bridge supports are seen. In the background is one of the mills (later location of Forest Hills Factory Outlet)
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- Burlington Streets: North Ave
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Photograph dated June 4, 1934. The C. H. Goss Co., an auto dealership located at 237 North Avenue, can be seen to the left. Original caption reads: P.W.A. Project #2232. This is a view of the North Ave Widening Project looking northerly from Barry St. It shoes the completion of the Project which...
Show morePhotograph dated June 4, 1934. The C. H. Goss Co., an auto dealership located at 237 North Avenue, can be seen to the left. Original caption reads: P.W.A. Project #2232. This is a view of the North Ave Widening Project looking northerly from Barry St. It shoes the completion of the Project which included 10" Telfold base, a 2" penetration course and a 2" binder wearing course together with integral curb and gutter.
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Photograph dated 2-16-35. Original caption reads: Recent break in main chord of downstream side at Colchester end of Heineberg Bridge.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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June 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Northerly view with some UVM buildings seen in the distance including Ira Allen Chapel steeple center.
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- Winooski Bridge
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August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Burlington end of the bridge looking northerly. Note the asphalt construction crew placing the 2 inch hot plant mix asphalt wearing surface on the westerly half of the bridge while the other half is being used for two way traffic. This wearing surface...
Show moreAugust 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Burlington end of the bridge looking northerly. Note the asphalt construction crew placing the 2 inch hot plant mix asphalt wearing surface on the westerly half of the bridge while the other half is being used for two way traffic. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
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- Burlington Streets: North Ave
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Photograph dated Sept. 18, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Reinforced Paving Project. This view is taken from a point opposite the Thayer School looking northerly. Note the work being done to raise the last slab of concrete on the easterly side of the old pavement after it has settled...
Show morePhotograph dated Sept. 18, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Reinforced Paving Project. This view is taken from a point opposite the Thayer School looking northerly. Note the work being done to raise the last slab of concrete on the easterly side of the old pavement after it has settled because of sewer construction near the right hand edge; also note the several house connection installations being done in advance of the paving construction.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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March 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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- Burlington Streets: University Place
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June 13, 1935. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project No. 2361. Sidewalk construction for University Place - Main Street. To the right is seen the Old Mill.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
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- Road Construction
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Undated photograph of a group of workers posing at a construction site on an unknown Burlington Street
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- Road Construction
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View of a road under reconstruction. The dirt surface has loose rocks. A manhole is seen in the middle of the road foreground. Men, machines and automobiles in the distance.
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- Building Bridge
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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June 8, 1936 photo of construction workers posing for a group picture along side a double-ended ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #41.
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- Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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September 30, 1942. Photo No. 14. This view of Staniford Road construction shows the Sheep's foot roller being employed for compacting the moist pavement mixture after it has been thoroughly mixed. This type of roller compacts the pavement from the bottom up to the surface and prevents areas of...
Show moreSeptember 30, 1942. Photo No. 14. This view of Staniford Road construction shows the Sheep's foot roller being employed for compacting the moist pavement mixture after it has been thoroughly mixed. This type of roller compacts the pavement from the bottom up to the surface and prevents areas of insufficient compaction. The business name of Holcomb Trucking Co. seen on the back of the tractor. Work done the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Construction Sites
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A washed out exposure of a photo of a photo pinned to a surface. Shows the construction of a building with its metal framing and workers on upper levels.
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- Burlington Streets: North Ave
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Photograph dated Oct. 2, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Concrete Paving Project. This view shows the progress of paving construction since September 18, 1940. The concrete slabs in the immediate foreground are old nine foot width slabs. Note that the new slabs are ten feet in width....
Show morePhotograph dated Oct. 2, 1940. Original caption reads: North Avenue Concrete Paving Project. This view shows the progress of paving construction since September 18, 1940. The concrete slabs in the immediate foreground are old nine foot width slabs. Note that the new slabs are ten feet in width. The easterly slab has been completed to station 1700, just north of the intersection of Stanford Road. The grading has been completed on the westerly half for the distance shown in the asphalt heating kettle shown in the right background.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of the side of a brick building with a stone foundation. A solid panel door is seen to the left.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.