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 winter scene of South Winooski Ave. A man stands on a snowplow that is being pulled by a Holt tractor after a heavy snow fall. Behind them are signs indicating local businesses. A. C. Hathorne Co. is a contract roofer at No. 135. Next door is an auto business. To the far left behind a...
Show moreUndated winter scene of South Winooski Ave. A man stands on a snowplow that is being pulled by a Holt tractor after a heavy snow fall. Behind them are signs indicating local businesses. A. C. Hathorne Co. is a contract roofer at No. 135. Next door is an auto business. To the far left behind a telephone pole is a sign for Arnold, a dressmaker.
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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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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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December 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking to Main Street 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 at 164 So Winooski. To the left...
Show moreDecember 7, 1938 View of South Winooski Ave. looking to Main Street 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 at 164 So Winooski. To the left up the street is the back of the Strong Theater. Also to the left is the small white building of William R. Daley's lunch cart at No. 175.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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1933 view of South Winooski Ave opposite Central Fire Station showing three vehicles belonging to O. C. Taylor & Co., a wholesale tobacco business, advertising Roi-Tan cigars. Behind is Appleyard Motor Co., a used car dealer at No. 129. To the right is the A. D. Pease Grain Co. at 125 So Winooski...
Show more1933 view of South Winooski Ave opposite Central Fire Station showing three vehicles belonging to O. C. Taylor & Co., a wholesale tobacco business, advertising Roi-Tan cigars. Behind is Appleyard Motor Co., a used car dealer at No. 129. To the right is the A. D. Pease Grain Co. at 125 So Winooski Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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October, 9, 1942. This view shows the newly constructed USO (United Service Organizations) Club building at 162-164 So. Winooski Ave. at the time the Burlington Street Department was grading the lawn at the front of the building and constructing the driveways at each entrance. Top soil was placed...
Show moreOctober, 9, 1942. This view shows the newly constructed USO (United Service Organizations) Club building at 162-164 So. Winooski Ave. at the time the Burlington Street Department was grading the lawn at the front of the building and constructing the driveways at each entrance. Top soil was placed on the newly graded area and grass seed was sown at this time.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Oct. 17, 1928 of a street paving project in front of 57 North Winooski Avenue, just below the intersection of North Winooski Avenue and Grant Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Oct. 10, 1929 of a street construction project on North Winooski Avenue.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Sept. 27, 1931 looking south on North Winooski Avenue. The houses to the left are located at 336, 327, 326 and 324 North Winooski Ave. On the opposite side of the street can be seen the corner of the Burlington Rapid Transit Co. office and garage.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Sept. 16, 1932 of a construction crew working on a surfacing project on North Winooski Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Oct. 1, 1932 of a paving project at the corner of North Winooski Avenue and Riverside Avenue.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Oct. 1, 1932, looking northeast at the corner of North Winooski Ave. and Riverside Ave. at a paving project. The buildings in the photograph are located at 617 and 603 Riverside Ave.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated Sept. 16, 1932 of a road paving project on North Winooski Ave. The structure to the left may be the garage of the Burlington Rapid Transit Co. which was located at 343 North Winooski Avenue.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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Photograph dated 10/19/31. Label attached reads North Williams Street. Original caption reads: 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 morePhotograph dated 10/19/31. Label attached reads North Williams Street. Original caption reads: 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: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Photograph dated Aug. 10, 1929. Original caption reads: Constructing concrete base in old track area on North Winooski Ave. between Grant and North Streets.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Pouring concrete base on North Winooski Ave between Grant and North Streets
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Photograph dated July 3, 1934. Original caption reads: South Winooski Ave. surfacing project looking south from Pearl St. Binder course being applied.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Undated photograph taken prior to 1927 of a snow plow in operation. The buildings (now demolished) in the background were located at 127, 135 and 137 South Winooski Avenue.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Original caption reads: Pouring concrete base on North Winooski Ave between Grant and North Streets
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Undated photograph of the Burlington Street Dept. buildings which were located at 132 South Winooski Ave. The Fletcher Free Library and the spire of the College Street Congregational Church can be seen in the background of this photograph.
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- Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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Photograph dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: This view shows the construction of the binder course or leveling course on South Winooski Avenue near the intersection of Howard Street and Saint Paul Street. Note also the penetration base constructed in the gutter at the left side of the...
Show morePhotograph dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: This view shows the construction of the binder course or leveling course on South Winooski Avenue near the intersection of Howard Street and Saint Paul Street. Note also the penetration base constructed in the gutter at the left side of the picture after the old concrete curbing had been raised approximately nine inches. Note the method used in placing the asphalt mixture with the Adnun asphalt spreader.
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