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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July 18, 1935. Photo #13. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#13 Burlington, Vt. 7-18-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj 402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport - West end of E. + W. runway. Construction of Armour coat. Note chestnut stone before application of Colas emulsion:...
Show moreJuly 18, 1935. Photo #13. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#13 Burlington, Vt. 7-18-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj 402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport - West end of E. + W. runway. Construction of Armour coat. Note chestnut stone before application of Colas emulsion: note stablized (?) constructed with American Bitumuls special (?) in 4 in. thickness?
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June 21, 1935. Photo #11. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#11 Burlington Vt. 6-21-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj. #402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport-Distributer truck, blade spring tooth harrows and light roller in working position." Shows a line of four...
Show moreJune 21, 1935. Photo #11. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#11 Burlington Vt. 6-21-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj. #402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport-Distributer truck, blade spring tooth harrows and light roller in working position." Shows a line of four construction vehicles in operation with drivers standing or sitting.
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Long distance view of three main buildings at the Burlington Municipal Airport. On the left the Northeast Airlines, Inc, in the center, hangar with arched sign stating the name of the airport, to the right, probably the administration building. Beacon tower in the background on the right, wind...
Show moreLong distance view of three main buildings at the Burlington Municipal Airport. On the left the Northeast Airlines, Inc, in the center, hangar with arched sign stating the name of the airport, to the right, probably the administration building. Beacon tower in the background on the right, wind sock flies from top of center building.
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WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-1-12-43 In this Nov. 27, 1939 dated photo, the view shows the completed runway extension of 1,250 lineal feet, 100 feet in width, with the 100 foot radius turning area at the left. The light area in the foreground between the boundary light and...
Show moreWPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-1-12-43 In this Nov. 27, 1939 dated photo, the view shows the completed runway extension of 1,250 lineal feet, 100 feet in width, with the 100 foot radius turning area at the left. The light area in the foreground between the boundary light and the north end of the hard surface, which is approximately 170 feet in length and 100 feet in width, is a light layer of peastone, chips, and stone dust placed to grade and rolled but without any asphalt emulsion treatment either in the base or top. This area is for the purpose of helping the pilots to locate the end of the runway. A similar area, 35 feet long and the full width of the runway was constructed on the southerly end of the north-south runway.
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Photo of a 1934 aerial photo of the Burlington Airport. Date seen in margin in lower right corner.
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City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department Municipal Airport. This view taken March 7, 1945, shows all the Municipally owned buildings including:- Hangar, metal 60' X 80' Hangar, wooden 80' X 100' Administration Building, concrete cinder block with stucco surface, housing the offices of the...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department Municipal Airport. This view taken March 7, 1945, shows all the Municipally owned buildings including:- Hangar, metal 60' X 80' Hangar, wooden 80' X 100' Administration Building, concrete cinder block with stucco surface, housing the offices of the Colonial Airlines, North East Airlines, U.S. Weather Bureau, U.S. Customs, U.S. Immigration, Civil Aeronautics Association Instrument room; Traffic Tower, wooden, erected by the C.A.A in connection with the operating of the Student Army Air Corps Flight School. The hard surface taxi-area in front of the buildings was constructed with American Bitumuls Stabilized Base and Bitumuls Emulsion Penetration Armor Coat. This work was completed in 1935 and retreated in 1939.
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June 12, 1935. Photo #5A. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#5A Burlington Vt. 6-12-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj #402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport. General view of soil stabilization work on E + W Runway by The American Bitumuls Co.
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 6, 1944. This view shows the form work for the north wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for the resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 6, 1944. This view shows the form work for the north wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for the resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded to the Street Department to build these foundation walls including all materials, labor and equipment for the sum of $1500.00. Construction workers, wooden planks for getting up to and down from the main platform and vehicles can be seen.
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June 12, 1935. Photo #1. Caption on this 1935 photo states construction being done on the Burlington Municipal Airport in Vermont. It is numbered "#1" and is one of a series of photos of the VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Project #402-B15-1 showing work being done on the East and...
Show moreJune 12, 1935. Photo #1. Caption on this 1935 photo states construction being done on the Burlington Municipal Airport in Vermont. It is numbered "#1" and is one of a series of photos of the VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Project #402-B15-1 showing work being done on the East and West runways. Construction vehicles and workers at the site.
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 11, 1944. This view shows the open metal hangar together with timber bracing used in strengthening and supporting the structure while being moved from its original position to the new foundations. This view is taken from a point...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 11, 1944. This view shows the open metal hangar together with timber bracing used in strengthening and supporting the structure while being moved from its original position to the new foundations. This view is taken from a point just easterly of the new location after the rolls and timber had been changed to roll the hangar directly westward on its new foundation. An airplane sits to the left.
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July 27, 1934. Photo # 4A. A view looking north from south end of the north-south runway showing the grading work in process which was done under the V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration). Note the opening at northern end where the trees and undergrowth have been removed to obtain...
Show moreJuly 27, 1934. Photo # 4A. A view looking north from south end of the north-south runway showing the grading work in process which was done under the V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration). Note the opening at northern end where the trees and undergrowth have been removed to obtain better vision. Caption on this 1934 photo of construction of the Burlington Municipal Airport reads "#4A 7-27-34 Grading North and South Runway with VERA labor looking North from South end of runway."
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated : Sept. 12, 1944. This view is a panorama of the entire frontage of the Airport building facilities including the wooden hangar on the left, the metal hangar and Administration Building in the center and the traffic control tower at the...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated : Sept. 12, 1944. This view is a panorama of the entire frontage of the Airport building facilities including the wooden hangar on the left, the metal hangar and Administration Building in the center and the traffic control tower at the right as it appeared from a point near the westerly edge of the north-south runway, before starting the project of removing and resetting the metal hangar to provide space for the construction of the new south wing on the Administration Building. McAllister's name embossed in the lower right just above date.
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- Burlington Airport
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June 19, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows construction work near the southeasterly end of the new diagonal runway. Note the supply of corrugated metal pipes for underground drainage system. The area in the foreground is the top of the...
Show moreJune 19, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows construction work near the southeasterly end of the new diagonal runway. Note the supply of corrugated metal pipes for underground drainage system. The area in the foreground is the top of the fill recently made with excavated material hauled from the runway area in the distance. Two automobiles are seen in upper left.
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August 23, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the grading for the new diagonal runway practically completed and the asphaltic emulsion soil stabilization base construction in progress under contract with the Warren Brothers Roads...
Show moreAugust 23, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the grading for the new diagonal runway practically completed and the asphaltic emulsion soil stabilization base construction in progress under contract with the Warren Brothers Roads Company of Boston, Massachusetts. This base is being constructed with the natural soil as found on the site using American Bitumuls Company stabilizing emulsion blading the mixtures into windrows after each application and then spreading it back over the same area with one additional application for each two inches in thickness of loose mixed material. The completed base course being 4 1/2 inches in completed thickness.
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 3, 1944. This view shows the form work for the south wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded to...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 3, 1944. This view shows the form work for the south wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded to the Street Department to build these foundation walls including all materials, labor and equipment for the sum of $1500.00 Several workmen and automobiles seen on site.
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September 4, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the new diagonal runway after completion of the asphalt emulsion soil stabilization base. The trucks and equipment at the south end of the runway are completing the base construction for...
Show moreSeptember 4, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the new diagonal runway after completion of the asphalt emulsion soil stabilization base. The trucks and equipment at the south end of the runway are completing the base construction for the area which lies to the south of the easterly end of the east-west runway. The equipment and crew at the right are completing the excavation of the surplus material above grade near the northerly edge of the east-west runway area. This view is looking in the south-easterly direction from a point about midway of the length of the runway.
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June 21, 1935. Photo #9. Caption on photo reads "#9 Burlington Vt VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj-#402- 1 6, 6-21-35 Burlington Municipal Airport - 6" corrugated metal pipe perforated and asphalt coated before filling trench with crushed stone." Shows a very deep trench...
Show moreJune 21, 1935. Photo #9. Caption on photo reads "#9 Burlington Vt VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj-#402- 1 6, 6-21-35 Burlington Municipal Airport - 6" corrugated metal pipe perforated and asphalt coated before filling trench with crushed stone." Shows a very deep trench straight down the middle of the photo with the back of one worker center bottom and a man standing in the trench several feet away. Banks of earth piled to one side.
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Nov. 1, 1935. Grading at Burlington Municipal Airport with W.P.A labor Project No. 65-12-168. Area is being graded is East of North and South runway and South of East and West runway.