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.
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- Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- undated
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23Church St. 3/4 view of the Singer Sewing machine store. The previously empty lot at 19-21 Church St., as seen in mcalB18F27i02 and others, is now [Mortimer] Irving's ladies' clothing store. (The name is visible on the advertising.) Date must be 1952 or later. Good sampling of cars.
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- Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1953
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1953 back lot of Singer Sewing Machine Store, 23 Church St., Burlington, Vt.
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- Stores - The Allen Studio and The Camera Shop (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1947
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168 College Street storefront of the Allen Studio and Camera Shop. Owner or manager at the time was Wallace T. Blanchard.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- undated
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Undated (but may be 1940s) photo of Salvage Project. Trolley Track Rail Removal Project in front of Burlington City Hall on Church Street.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair. Wheelbarrows and plumb line seen.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 winter photo of workmen digging near some residential homes. Might this be a P.W.A. or W.P.A. sewer project. See also mcalB07F33i09 Construction sites for slightly different exposure.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1935-1936
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1943-6-25
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June 25, 1943 lower Church Street removal of trolley track. Store fronts line the street and include Gover's Radio Shop at 128 Church seen to the left. Next to it is Farmers Production Credit Association at No. 132, Howe's Market at No. 134. See also mcalA04F04i11
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
- Description
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September 17, 1928. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the Burlington city street.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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Five telephone poles have been knocked over along this dirt road; their lines still connected.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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View of a city street after a heavy snow fall.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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View of a dirt road and open country side with a young child standing in the road. Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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View of a tree lined dirt road with guide posts along part of the road.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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Photo of a stretch of road with a sidewalk to the left side. Open land is seen on either side of the road.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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September 17, 1928. Trolley tracks can be seen running down the middle of this Burlington city street.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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View of a tree lined dirt road with a stone entrance.
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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This is most likely South Union Street in Burlington at the intersection of Buell Street. House at the right side of the photo is number 56 So Union. 1930s?
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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October 7, 1946. Institute Road Rock Excavation Street Widening Project showing new sidewalk construction work done by the city street dept. See also mcalA05F07i12
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- Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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View of a stretch of tree lined dirt road.