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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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-21
- Description
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Oct. 21, 1929 dated photo of the base of Colchester Ave at the corner of Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) looking toward Winooski River. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters are being constructed by crew members of the Burlington Street Dept. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's...
Show moreOct. 21, 1929 dated photo of the base of Colchester Ave at the corner of Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) looking toward Winooski River. New sidewalks, curbs and gutters are being constructed by crew members of the Burlington Street Dept. More information on this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-08
- Description
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project...
Show moreOct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1933-06-13
- Description
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June 13, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. showing street department crew laying tar on the south side of the street. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Project Burlington web site.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows concrete being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows concrete being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More information on this photo and other similar ones can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
- Date Created
- 1929-10-08
- Description
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo of Colchester Ave near the Green Mount Cemetery. Members of the construction crew of Burlington's street department work on the pavement.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave (4X5)
- Date Created
- 1929
- Description
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Undated photo but may be 1929. View of Colchester Ave looking down the hill towards Winooski and the textile mills (upper right corner). The Burlington street department crew repaves with concrete slabs. The wire grid forms into which the concrete is poured are clearly seen to the left.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-08-25
- Description
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Aug. 25, 1929 dated photo. Burlington Street Dept crew pouring concrete base on College Street in front of New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Office Building, 260 College. Construction vehicles and bags of paving materials on wooden pallets.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-08-25
- Description
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Aug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending...
Show moreAug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending 2" above the concrete base allowing for the surface coarse of Asphalt 2" in thickness. This work is all done by City labor and City equipment of the Burlington Street Dept. Fletcher Free Library can be seen in the background on the right.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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Undated view of St Paul Street at the intersection of College Street. Construction workers lay asphalt resurfacing the street. Steam roller seen to the right. Also to the right is City Hall Park. Howard Bank building behind the workers at the intersection. Also seen on College St. is T.S. Peck...
Show moreUndated view of St Paul Street at the intersection of College Street. Construction workers lay asphalt resurfacing the street. Steam roller seen to the right. Also to the right is City Hall Park. Howard Bank building behind the workers at the intersection. Also seen on College St. is T.S. Peck Insurance Agency, E S Adsit Coal Co.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: College Street
- Date Created
- 1929-10-19
- Description
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Aug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending...
Show moreAug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending 2" above the concrete base allowing for the surface coarse of Asphalt 2" in thickness. This work is all done by City labor and City equipment of the Burlington Street Dept. Fletcher Free Library can be seen in the background on the right.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1935-11-19
- Description
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Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumulus Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1932-07-13
- Description
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July 13, 1932 dated photo. #4 DeForest St. 7-13-32 Burlington Street Dept. crew repaving road surface. Looking south from South Willard Street intersection during construction of Telford Stone Base.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1932-07-13
- Description
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July 13, 1932 dated photo. #1 Deforest St. 7-13-32. Crew and vehicles work with crushed stone. Looking north from Hairpin Curve during construction of Telford Stone Base.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1935-11-27
- Description
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Nov. 27, 1935 dated photo. Deforest Road, Burlington, Vermont looking east from intersection of South Willard Street. Soil stabilization of base with Bitumuls Stabilizer having been completed and 2" armour coat being constructed.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1935-11-19
- Description
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Nov. 19, 1935 dated photo. Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumuls Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1935-11-19
- Description
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Nov. 19, 1935 dated photo. Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumulus Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
- Date Created
- 1935-11-19
- Description
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Nov. 19, 1935 dated photo. Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumuls Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: East Ave.
- Date Created
- 1936-01-17
- Description
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Undated photo of construction crew working in winter building Telford Stone Base on East Ave., WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: East Ave.
- Date Created
- 1938-02-26
- Description
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Feb. 26, 1938 dated photo. East Avenue from near Colchester Avenue looking South, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-12-336. This view shows the widening project carried on during the winter months. This street was widened to a total width of thirty feet and a slope of 1 -1 1/2 was...
Show moreFeb. 26, 1938 dated photo. East Avenue from near Colchester Avenue looking South, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-12-336. This view shows the widening project carried on during the winter months. This street was widened to a total width of thirty feet and a slope of 1 -1 1/2 was given to the shoulders. The old power line was reconstructed with new poles and fixtures and placed in a position to allow for future development. Another project is being prepared for future development of a new pavement and further widening at the south end of this street.
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- Title
- Burlington Streets: Elmwood Ave.
- Date Created
- 1931-08-28
- Description
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August 28, 1931 dated photo. Construction crew works repaving the street. Sign atop one of the vehicles identifies it as belonging to the City of Burlington Street Dept.