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.
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- Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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September 1, 1933 photo of upper Main Street looking east from opposite farm buildings before widening and resurfacing of the road by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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November 9, 1945. Pine Street Pavement Project, Federal Aid No. DA - WI 4 This view taken from the intersection of Flynn Ave. looking north was taken after the completion of the Hot Plant Mix Wearing Surface.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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December 7, 1932. View of portion of Prospect Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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Undated photo (1929 or early 1930s?) of timber barrier constructed along embankment of Riverside Ave. Billboards are seen across the road. One advertises a new two-door sedan at a new lower price. To the right is the Fairview Garage filling station at 110 Riverside Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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December 7, 1932. Photo of a stone culvert at the bottom of an embankment along Riverside Ave. Water from the Winooski River can be seen flowing out.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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Undated view of Riverside Ave (1929 or early 1930s?) and an embankment sloping down from it. A timber barrier has been constructed. The Riverside Service Station selling Socony gasoline is seen in the upper right corner. See also mcalA06F13i09 for another view.
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- Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.(4X5)
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Undated view of Riverside Ave from across the gorge (Salmon Hole?) on the Winooski side. In the distance both the Fairview Garage (left) and Riverside Service Station (right) can be seen.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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June 29, 1929 South Willard Street looking south from Spruce Street as road work started June 21, 1929 by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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October 19, 1929. View of So. Willard Street at the intersection of Spruce Street probably after completion of road work done by the Burlington Street Dept. that was begun June 29th of that year. See photo taken earlier : ID No. mcalA07F07i07.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers sharing a meal on the rocky shoreline. Photo #28.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of the grounds and buildings at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Camp Birchcliffe
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July 1945 photo of adult campers on the rocky shoreline of Lake Champlain. Photo #29.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #18.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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1946 Game of baseball at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #5.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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1946/1947 Baseball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #6.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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1945 Women archers stroll through a field of flowers on their way to a building on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #11.
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- Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #19.
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- Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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Undated Tennis match at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont. Photo #6.
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- Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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1944 Stream flowing over rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vt. Photo #13
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- Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
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- 1944
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1944 photo of a stream flowing over rocks at Camp MacArthur in Waitsfield, Vermont.