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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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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July 13, 1932. Photo #5. Looking south along So. Willard Street from the intersection of Beech St. before Bond Issue Street paving was started by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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September 27, 1931. View of Willard Street during road construction project. Burlington Street Dept. vehicle seen parked to the left near the curb.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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July 13, 1932. Photo #6. View of So. Willard Street looking south from intersection of Bay View before Bond Issue Street Paving was started 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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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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Undated but may be on or near June 21, 1929. South Willard Street looking north from Cliff St. as construction work was started June 21, 1929 by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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October 14, 1932. Photo #9. So. Willard St. finished street construction of 1932 Bond Issue project as done by the Burlington Street Dept. looking south from intersection of Deforest Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 20, 1931. Photo # 1. View looking south toward Pearl Street during street construction project by the city street dept. showing Mixed In Place Asphalt Macadam - Showing surface after flush coat had been applied and a light carpet of sand to aid in rolling and to render surface more dense....
Show moreOctober 20, 1931. Photo # 1. View looking south toward Pearl Street during street construction project by the city street dept. showing Mixed In Place Asphalt Macadam - Showing surface after flush coat had been applied and a light carpet of sand to aid in rolling and to render surface more dense. Dwellings seen on both sides of the street.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 19, 1931. North Williams Street looking south during paving. Description on photo reads "Mixed-In-Place - Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Ashphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney...
Show moreOctober 19, 1931. North Williams Street looking south during paving. Description on photo reads "Mixed-In-Place - Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Ashphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributer and mixed with spring tooth farm harrow."
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 20, 1931. Photo # 2. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Here a steam roller smooths the road surface. Caption reads "Same as #1 after rolling."
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed in Place Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with...
Show moreOctober 19, 1931. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed in Place Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 20, 1931. Photo # 3. Road construction along No. Williams Street being done by the Burlington Street Dept. A crew member operates a steam roller smoothing the surface. Caption reads, "Same as #1 after rolling." House of the left is No. 15 No. Williams.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street looking south toward Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed-in-Place-Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the...
Show moreOctober 19, 1931. View of Williams Street looking south toward Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed-in-Place-Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
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- Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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October 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams...
Show moreOctober 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams Street and to the extreme right is No. 380 Pearl.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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December 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking north as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street. To the left up the street is the back of...
Show moreDecember 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking north as Burlington Street Dept. crew do road work. Rollers are smoothing down the surface as men stand by with shovels. To the right is a sign reading Ben's Dinette located between Main and King Street. To the left up the street is the back of the Strong Theater.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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October 9, 1942. This view shows the grading and driveway construction being done by the Burlington Street Department including the concrete curb and driveways. USO Club (United Service Organizations) at 162-164 South Winooski Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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August 10, 1931. South Winooski Ave at the corner of Bank Street as indicated by the street sign stating Bank St. Piles of dirt are heaped onto the greenbelt (tree belt) as street dept crew do work. To the right can be seen the steeple and front columns of the Congo Church on So. Winooski Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Undated photo of the intersection of So. Winooski Ave. at College Street during a street construction project with snow on the ground. To the left is the Fletcher Free Library at the corner of College St. and further down also to the left is the Central Fire Station at 132 So Winooski.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Undated photograph of a work crew installing curbs on Riverside Avenue. The photograph was taken in front of Carhart Advertising which was located at 617 Riverside Avenue (formerly 1 First Street).
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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August 15, 1939. So. Winooski Ave. looking south from intersection of Main Street after Plant-Mix asphalt pavement with an average of one and one-half inches of hot asphalt binder course or leveling course and two inch wearing surface of American Bitumuls laykold mixture had been placed and the...
Show moreAugust 15, 1939. So. Winooski Ave. looking south from intersection of Main Street after Plant-Mix asphalt pavement with an average of one and one-half inches of hot asphalt binder course or leveling course and two inch wearing surface of American Bitumuls laykold mixture had been placed and the street opened to traffic. Sign to the left near a two story billboard structure states P.W.A. Federal Works Agency Public Works Administration Street Improvements. Billboards advertise Ritz Crackers and Chesterfield Cigarettes. Strong building on the corner to the right.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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August 15, 1939. Intersection of Howard Street, South Winooski Avenue and St. Paul Street (five point intersection). This view shows the wearing surface being constructed on South Winooski Avenue before the leveling course had been constructed by the Burlington Street Dept. on the intersection....
Show moreAugust 15, 1939. Intersection of Howard Street, South Winooski Avenue and St. Paul Street (five point intersection). This view shows the wearing surface being constructed on South Winooski Avenue before the leveling course had been constructed by the Burlington Street Dept. on the intersection. Note also new integral curb and gutter radius at the right. A sign in the street slight right of center of the photo indicates that this is a P.W.A. (Pubic Works Administration) project.
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