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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- 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 photo of a construction site with a long narrow trench dug into the ground. A tent is seen in the background.
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- Construction Sites
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Another view of the small construction site with trench extending into the background. Grassy field and hills also seen.
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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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September 11, 1953 photo of a construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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September 11, 1953 photo of another view of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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September 11, 1953 photo of another view of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction.
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- Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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September 11, 1953 photo of another view of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated. An American flag flies from the top most point of the bridge.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state with patriotic festoon banners hanging from the railings and overhead supports. Undated.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state seen to the left with the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse at the far right. Undated.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge located in New York state is seen to the left. The Champlain Memorial Lighthouse is to the far right. Undated. Photo 3.
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- Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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Crown Point Bridge, New York state, with two benches. Undated.
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- Ethan Allen Park, Burlington
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Original caption reads: This view shows Ethan Allen Park drive as seen from the pinnacle. This drive is being constructed with 8" telford stone sub base, 4 inches of stabilized sand and stone base and 1 1/4 inch of armor coat wearing surface covered with a thin layer of washed sand. There is a...
Show moreOriginal caption reads: This view shows Ethan Allen Park drive as seen from the pinnacle. This drive is being constructed with 8" telford stone sub base, 4 inches of stabilized sand and stone base and 1 1/4 inch of armor coat wearing surface covered with a thin layer of washed sand. There is a little over one mile of this type of pavement sixteen feet in width which has been constructed under the WPA project.
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- Farms
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View of a farm across a meadow includes barn, farmhouse, and other farm buildings. A dirt road with utility poles and lines cuts between the farmhouse and the barn.
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- Farms
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View of a farm with white farmhouse and barn and garden plot. A dirt road with utility poles and lines runs in front of the house.
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- Farms
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View across a valley showing farms and farm buildings and mountains in the distance. In the foreground is a fence with a picket gate and a stone walk leading up to it.
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1944 photo of a woman in farm work clothes and hat working a patch of ground.