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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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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June 7, 1936 photo of a construction worker spraying sealant, primer or maybe paint on a double-ended ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. A respirator mask can be seen being worn by one of the workers. Photo #39.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is very over exposed and washed out. Maybe the building of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is very over exposed and washed out. Seen are workmen, a structure, ladders and other construction material. Probably the building of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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1936 photo of a photo tacked to a surface. Image is over exposed and washed out. Seen are workmen and a structure being built; probably a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company.
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- Churches, Identified
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Slate roof being removed from St. Francis De Salles Church. Winooski, VT. By the A.C. Hathorn Co. Roofing Contractors - Burlington, VT. And being recovered with Anaconder Sheet Copper. Undated.
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- Churches, Identified
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Tearing down of the Church of the Nazarene, Burlington, Vermont at the corner of Pearl Street and No. Winooski Avenue. Gulf gas service station to be built here. Undated. 1950s? Built by the break away group from the First Baptist Church known as the Bereans.
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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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- Construction Sites
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1951 photo of a photo showing the metal framing of a building being constructed. Workmen are seen on the upper levels.
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- Construction Sites
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1935/1936 photo of a construction site with four men with shovels digging in a very large grassy field. A truck is parked nearby.
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- Construction Sites
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1935 / 1936 winter photo of workmen digging near some residential homes. Might this be a P.W.A. or W.P.A. sewer project. See also mcalB18F31i06 Street Repair for slightly different exposure.
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- Construction Sites
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December 4, 1953 photo of the interior of a building under construction. Two men stand center while workmen are seen in background.
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- Construction Sites
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December 4, 1953 photo of the interior of a building being constructed. Workmen are seen working on the flooring.
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- Construction Sites
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1935/1936 photo of a construction site with four men with shovels digging in a very large grassy field. A truck and automobile are parked nearby.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1945 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont with chimney pipe tethered and being positioned.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1946/1947 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction. See also mcalB07F33i28, mcalB07F3405, mcalB07F3406
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1946/1947 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont with chimney stack now erect. See also mcalB07F33i28, mcalB07F34i05-08
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1945 photo of construction workers erecting a chimney stack at a construction site.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1946/1947 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction. See also mcalB07F33i28
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1945 photo of construction workers erecting a chimney stack at a construction site.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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1945 photo of construction workers erecting a chimney stack at a construction site.