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: 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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Photograph dated Oct. 1, 1932 of the the paving crew and observers taken in front of Fassett's Bakery at 294 North Winooski Ave.
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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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Photograph dated Nov. 20, 1928 Tues 2 PM -North Winooski Ave. Original caption reads: Laying 2" Stone - Filled - Sheet Asphalt top.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Nov. 20, 1928. Original caption reads: Pouring concrete base (1-2 1/2 -5 mix) on North Winooski Ave. using "Incor" Knickerbocker cement.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated July 3, 1934. Original caption reads: "A view of the South Winooski Ave surfacing project looking northerly near its intersection with Pearl Street. The binder course is here shown in process of application. Note rough and uneven condition of old surface." Above the steamroller...
Show morePhotograph dated July 3, 1934. Original caption reads: "A view of the South Winooski Ave surfacing project looking northerly near its intersection with Pearl Street. The binder course is here shown in process of application. Note rough and uneven condition of old surface." Above the steamroller to the left can be seen a sign reading "Monumental Works". This may be an advertisement for the Carl D. Densmore Co., which was located at 7 South Winooski Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated July 1928. The trolley tracks north of the intersection have yet to be pulled, and a speed limit sign of 15 miles per hour is posted on the pole on the right side of the photograph. Original caption reads: North Winooski Ave looking north from Grant Street to North Street showing...
Show morePhotograph dated July 1928. The trolley tracks north of the intersection have yet to be pulled, and a speed limit sign of 15 miles per hour is posted on the pole on the right side of the photograph. Original caption reads: North Winooski Ave looking north from Grant Street to North Street showing concrete base and gutters. Also old track area.
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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. Corner of College Street and South Winooski Ave. looking north. To the extreme right corner is the "Miss Burlington" Diner. To the left is a advertisement painted on the side of the building for Hall Furniture Co.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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October 31, 1931. View looking south on South Winooski Ave. from Pearl Street. Trolley tracks still visible in the road bed but overhead cable are gone as the trolleys were no longer being used as of 1929. To the left is the First Congregational Church. To the right on the corner is Charles...
Show moreOctober 31, 1931. View looking south on South Winooski Ave. from Pearl Street. Trolley tracks still visible in the road bed but overhead cable are gone as the trolleys were no longer being used as of 1929. To the left is the First Congregational Church. To the right on the corner is Charles Bombard barber shop at No. 1 So. Winooski. Carl D. Densmore Co. sign for monumental work at 7 So. Winooski. Yandow Tire & Battery Co, Inc. at No. 11 - 15.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Sept. 17, 1928 with a view of North Winooski Ave. looking northward from near Pearl Street. The trolley tracks can be clearly seen. The Rugoff Electrical Co. (to the right) was located at 10 North 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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Photograph dated Oct. 1, 1932, looking east at the corner of North Winooski Ave. and Archibald St. at a crowd watching the road work.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Oct. 1, 1932 with a view of a crew working on a paving project on North Winooski Avenue. They are working in front of Fassett's Bakery, which was located at 294 North Winooski Avenue
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated July 1929. Original caption reads: North Winooski Avenue looking south from North Street showing construction of concrete base and gutters, also old track area.
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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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