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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- A.D. Pease Grain Co.
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A 1951/1952 photograph of the A. D. Pease Grain Co. located at the foot of College Street, Burlington.
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- American Legion
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American Legion building. Listed in the city and telephone directories as being on Malletts Bay Ave. in Winooski in the 1940s. The large painted brick building is seen here adorned with patriotic buntings and banners. 1945/1947?
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- American Legion
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American Legion building. Listed in the city and telephone directories as being on Malletts Bay Ave. in Winooski in the 1940s. The large painted brick building is seen here adorned with patriotic buntings and banners. 1945/1947?
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- American Legion
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American Legion building. Listed in the city and telephone directories as being on Malletts Bay Ave. in Winooski in the 1940s. The large painted brick building is seen here adorned with patriotic buntings and banners. 1945/1947?
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- Automobiles
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Photo of a car parked in McAllister's driveway at his home located at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Seen on the porch is a portion of his sign "McAllister" 1944/47?
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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1951 Yandow Motor Company. So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt View of the parking lot of used cars for sale. Car dealership. Spring.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of what may be a roof top during construction or repair? Undated. Summer, Fall, Winter
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of a narrow passage way leading to a door above which is some type of metal mechanical device. Path is sandwiched in between the wall of building on the left and a brick building on the right with a wire fence.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of the remains of a small stone building. The roof is gone, the window frames are empty and one can see into the building to the other end.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of what may be a multi door garage? Undated. Summer, Fall, Winter
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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Brick building on rocks
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White building with clerestory windows in landscape. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT See also mcalB10F25i05 and mcalB10F25i03
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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Two story brick unlandscaped building at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White factory building with clerestory windows in winter landscape. See also mcalB10F25i03
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White painted wood building with large doors and fuel pump
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- Burlington Asphalt Plant
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This view shows the Asphalt Plant with the additional wings erected for the purpose of manufacturing the reinforced concrete sewer pipe for the North End Sewer. The long wing at the right has a platform through the center from which the concrete is poured from two wheeled buggies into the steel...
Show moreThis view shows the Asphalt Plant with the additional wings erected for the purpose of manufacturing the reinforced concrete sewer pipe for the North End Sewer. The long wing at the right has a platform through the center from which the concrete is poured from two wheeled buggies into the steel form placed on both sides. The wing at the left is the curing room where the tile were stored for a period of forty-eight hours before being taken onto the job. Both buildings were equipped with steam heat.
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- Burlington Asphalt Plant
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Burlington Asphalt Plant
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- Burlington Asphalt Plant
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Burlington Asphalt Plant and employees
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- Burlington Asphalt Plant
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Burlington Asphalt Plant automobile, trucks, and drivers
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- Burlington City Hall
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This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years.