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: Winooski Ave.
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Undated but may be 1939 view of So. Winooski Ave. looking south at the intersection of Main Street. To the left men work on street construction project near the corner Herbert Auto Service at 204-206 So. Winooski selling Gulf. To the right is the Strong Theater building and Strong Hardware at 205...
Show moreUndated but may be 1939 view of So. Winooski Ave. looking south at the intersection of Main Street. To the left men work on street construction project near the corner Herbert Auto Service at 204-206 So. Winooski selling Gulf. To the right is the Strong Theater building and Strong Hardware at 205-207 So. Winooski. A two story tall billboard structure is seen to the west side of the auto service store.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Undated photograph of the Tydol gas station that was located at 54-56 North Winooski Avenue at the corner of Grant St. This structure was destroyed by fire in 2003.
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- Business Enterprises - C-D
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1946/1947 photo of Colonial Esso filling station.
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- Business Enterprises - I-Z
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Auto filling / service / gas station.
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- Champlain, Lake
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A small shed with a fuel filling pump and a canoe are to the right. A wooden dock juts out into Lake Champlain. Birch and other trees surround the area. Date unknown. Marble Island, Colchester, Vt. - Lakefront.
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- Gas Stations
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North Winooski and Grant Burlington. Amoco, American Oil Company, service station at the intersection of North Winooski Avenue and Grant Street, showing elm trees and houses.
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- Gas Stations
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Socony, Standard Oil of New York, gas filling station with sign "Jeff's." View from the right side of mcalA11F08i09.
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- Gas Stations
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Brick Tydol, gas and service station on North Winooski Avenue and elm trees.
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- Gas Stations
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Amoco gas and services station in South Hero, Vermont.
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- Gas Stations
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North Winooski Ave. Burlington. Brick Tydol, gas and service station on North Winooski Avenue and elm trees. Night view of mcalA11F08i08.
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- Gas Stations
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North Winooski and Grant Burlington. Tydol gas station and elm trees.
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- Gas Stations
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Socony, Standard Oil of New York, gas filling station with sign "Jeff's." View from the left side of mcalA11F08i10.
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- Gas Stations
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173-183 St. Paul St. Socony gas and service station on St. Paul Street. Three people, two men and a woman are standing out front. There are three automobiles, one of which has advertising painted on it, Austin Garage Co.
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- Gas Stations
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Brick service station with sign "Socony Lubrication Service." Socony stood for Standard Oil Company of New York, one of the companies that merged to form Mobil Oil Corporation. Close up of mcalA11F08i12 not showing gas pumps.
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- Gas Stations
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1930s Battery St. and Pearl St. (now Lafountain Street) Tydol gas filling station and attendant at the corner of Battery and Pearl Streets. View is to the west showing Adirondack Mountains.
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- Gas Stations
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Shelburne Rd. and Ledge Rd. Gas filling station at Shelburne Road and Ledge Road that looks like it is a converted railroad or trolley car.
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- Gas Stations
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1930s Battery St. and Pearl St. (now Lafountain Street) Tydol gas filling station and attendant at the corner of Battery and Pearl Streets. View is to the west showing Adirondack Mountains.
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- Gas Stations
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Socony gas filling station with sign "Levesque's" with single gas pump and house.
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- Gas Stations
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Brick service station with sign "Socony Lubrication Service." Socony stood for Standard Oil Company of New York, one of the companies that merged to for Mobil Oil Corporation. More distant view of mcalA11F08i04 showing gas pumps, street, and adjacent house.
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- Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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Shell Garage in Johnson, Vermont. Photo dated 1944. A mechanic adds air to a tire of a car.