Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851)...
Show moreLouis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia.
In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963.
McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits.
The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc.
Revised April, 2010
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
- Date Created
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Construction crew works on Cliff Street in Burlington. View is looking toward intersection of South Willard Street. A wide trench has been dug. Rocks fill the truck. Date is difficult to see but may Feb. 26, 1938.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
- Date Created
- 1938-02-26
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Construction of Cliff Street in Burlington. Date on photo is Feb. 26, 1938.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-07-12
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July 12, 1933 dated photo. View of Colchester Ave newly repaved looking west. The Robert Hull Fleming Museum can barely be seen through the trees in the distance on the left. A similar photo and more information can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-06-13
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June 13, 1933 dated photo of repaving street construction by the Burlington street department crew on the south side of the street. View is looking north. Men are laying tar(?). Steamroller in the distance. On the left side of the photo is No. 66 Colchester Avenue. More about this photo can be...
Show moreJune 13, 1933 dated photo of repaving street construction by the Burlington street department crew on the south side of the street. View is looking north. Men are laying tar(?). Steamroller in the distance. On the left side of the photo is No. 66 Colchester Avenue. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows the length of the wire grid from for the concrete. It is being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows the length of the wire grid from for the concrete. It is being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More information on this photo and other similar ones can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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Undated photo but may be Fall of 1929 with street construction crew working to repave Colchester Ave with concrete slabs. View is from the base of the avenue at Barrett Street looking up the hill. Similar photos can be seen on the UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-09-01
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Sept. 1, 1929. Approach to Burlington end of the Winooski Bridge looking south from Bridge abutment -- Colchester Ave. in foreground with Winooski Lower Road (Riverside Ave) leading off at the right and Barrett Street at the left -- Note the old trolley car tracks and overhead wires after...
Show moreSept. 1, 1929. Approach to Burlington end of the Winooski Bridge looking south from Bridge abutment -- Colchester Ave. in foreground with Winooski Lower Road (Riverside Ave) leading off at the right and Barrett Street at the left -- Note the old trolley car tracks and overhead wires after abandonment. This picture was taken just before construction work started on the new concrete pavement, sidewalk, curb and gutter. Ernest C. Potvin corner store seen to the left behind the parked cars. Photo published in Images of America Burlington, volume 2, p. 50.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-06-06
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June 6, 1933 dated showing concrete slab road construction.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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Undated photo but may be late 1920s (1928-1929). View is at the base of Colchester Ave looking up the hill with Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) to the right. Automobiles line up in the intersection. To the far right are billboards and an abandoned trolley car. The cable running across the...
Show moreUndated photo but may be late 1920s (1928-1929). View is at the base of Colchester Ave looking up the hill with Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) to the right. Automobiles line up in the intersection. To the far right are billboards and an abandoned trolley car. The cable running across the photo may be for the no longer used trolley. Construction crew works on street pavement.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-09-01
- Description
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Sept. 1, 1929 dated photo. Colchester Avenue looking toward East Avenue as it appeared just before construction work was started. This picture was taken at the entrance to Green Mount Cemetery. Note the edge of the manhole in the left foreground of the picture also note the rough and wavy...
Show moreSept. 1, 1929 dated photo. Colchester Avenue looking toward East Avenue as it appeared just before construction work was started. This picture was taken at the entrance to Green Mount Cemetery. Note the edge of the manhole in the left foreground of the picture also note the rough and wavy condition of the old pavement due to successive surface treatments and cold-patch under heavy traffic. Note the old car tracks on the left which are to be removed.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-06-06
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June 6, 1933 dated photo. Colchester Ave looking toward East Street. Burlington street department crew repaving project. Large rocks are being layed. The building No. 66 Colchester Ave can be seen to the left. More information about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web...
Show moreJune 6, 1933 dated photo. Colchester Ave looking toward East Street. Burlington street department crew repaving project. Large rocks are being layed. The building No. 66 Colchester Ave can be seen to the left. More information about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. View of the asphalt pavement on Colchester Ave. looking west. Residences line both sides of the street. On the left are No. 315, 311, 307, 303. On the right side of the photo are No. 316, 314, 312. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. View of the asphalt pavement on Colchester Ave. looking west. Residences line both sides of the street. On the left are No. 315, 311, 307, 303. On the right side of the photo are No. 316, 314, 312. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-07-12
- Description
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July 12, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. looking west in the direction of Mansfield Ave. Robert Hull Fleming Museum is on left (constructed in 1931). More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo of upper Colchester Ave showing street department repaving road work with concrete slabs. More information on this photo and related images can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1939-10-21
- Description
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View of the base of Colchester Ave at the Winooski Bridge near Barrett Street. Possibly 487 Colchester. Automobiles are parked along the store front of a corner grocery or convenience store (that may be owned by Ernest C. Potvin as listed in the 1929 Burlington City Directory) that advertises...
Show moreView of the base of Colchester Ave at the Winooski Bridge near Barrett Street. Possibly 487 Colchester. Automobiles are parked along the store front of a corner grocery or convenience store (that may be owned by Ernest C. Potvin as listed in the 1929 Burlington City Directory) that advertises cigars, cigarettes and Salada Tea in this Oct. 21, 1929 photo.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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View of Colchester Ave at the site of the Winooski Bridge (not shown but is to the left) crossing the Winooski River. A storefront sign reads 2nd (hand, with a picture of a hand) furniture and stoves. To the extreme left is the Champlain Mill.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-21
- Description
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Oct. 21, 1929 dated photo of the base of Colchester Ave at the corner of Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) looking toward Winooski River. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters are being constructed by crew members of the Burlington Street Dept. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's...
Show moreOct. 21, 1929 dated photo of the base of Colchester Ave at the corner of Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) looking toward Winooski River. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters are being constructed by crew members of the Burlington Street Dept. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-08
- Description
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project...
Show moreOct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo of Colchester Ave. looking eastward. East Avenue is to the right. On the extreme right of the photo is the building No. 209 Colchester with bands of colored shingles barely visible. Portions of No. 221 further down the street on the right are seen and this site was once...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo of Colchester Ave. looking eastward. East Avenue is to the right. On the extreme right of the photo is the building No. 209 Colchester with bands of colored shingles barely visible. Portions of No. 221 further down the street on the right are seen and this site was once a place of worship for First Baptist Church of Burlington from 1834 to 1842. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-06-13
- Description
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June 13, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. showing street department crew laying tar on the south side of the street. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Project Burlington web site.