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
- undated
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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
- 1933-06-13
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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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- 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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- 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
- 1933-06-06
- Description
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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
- 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 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
- 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
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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
- 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.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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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 concrete 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...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows concrete 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
- 1929-10-08
- Description
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo of Colchester Ave near the Green Mount Cemetery. Members of the construction crew of Burlington's street department work on the pavement.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave (4X5)
- Date Created
- 1929
- Description
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Undated photo but may be 1929. View of Colchester Ave looking down the hill towards Winooski and the textile mills (upper right corner). The Burlington street department crew repaves with concrete slabs. The wire grid forms into which the concrete is poured are clearly seen to the left.
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- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1941-03-28
- Description
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March 28, 1941. College Street Sewer: This view shows the sewer construction on upper College Street between Williams Street and So. Prospect Street. This sewer was reconstructed because of the condition of the old sewer which was the oldest sewer constructed in the City of Burlington, in 1872....
Show moreMarch 28, 1941. College Street Sewer: This view shows the sewer construction on upper College Street between Williams Street and So. Prospect Street. This sewer was reconstructed because of the condition of the old sewer which was the oldest sewer constructed in the City of Burlington, in 1872. This construction was made necessary because of the construction of the University of Vermont Waterman Memorial Building shown at the left of the picture. The sewer had to be constructed at a depth of 14 1/2 feet below the surface where the manhole was installed leading from the new building. Many boulders were encumbered which had to be blasted, some of which can be seen at the right of the picture. Crane with bucket seen center. Behind it in center distance is the peak of University of Vermont's Old Mill. Other campus buildings (on left) are the Bishop's house, Waterman and on the right a fraternity.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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1929 dated photo. College Street looking east from South Winooski Ave. as the construction gang were completing the construction of the concrete base near South Union Street. Note gutter forms in place ready to receive the concrete. 2" strips are used for the forms to allow for the 2" Asphalt...
Show more1929 dated photo. College Street looking east from South Winooski Ave. as the construction gang were completing the construction of the concrete base near South Union Street. Note gutter forms in place ready to receive the concrete. 2" strips are used for the forms to allow for the 2" Asphalt pavement which will be constructed on the concrete base. Seen on the right in the background is College Street Congregational Church.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1941-03-28
- Description
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Mar. 28, 1941 dated photo. View of sewer construction on College Street looking westerly from South Prospect Street in front of the University of Vermont's new Waterman Memorial Building. The Street Department's Universal Crane can be seen in the distance handling excavation with the clamshell...
Show moreMar. 28, 1941 dated photo. View of sewer construction on College Street looking westerly from South Prospect Street in front of the University of Vermont's new Waterman Memorial Building. The Street Department's Universal Crane can be seen in the distance handling excavation with the clamshell bucket and lowering tile into the trench. Elm trees line the street.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-08-25
- Description
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Aug. 25, 1929 dated photo. Burlington Street Dept crew pouring concrete base on College Street in front of New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Office Building, 260 College. Construction vehicles and bags of paving materials on wooden pallets.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-08-25
- Description
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Aug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending...
Show moreAug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending 2" above the concrete base allowing for the surface coarse of Asphalt 2" in thickness. This work is all done by City labor and City equipment of the Burlington Street Dept. Fletcher Free Library can be seen in the background on the right.
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