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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August 24, 1937 photo of the front side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. Several piles of fill can be seen in front of some of the scaffolding.
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- Burlington Airport
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1944 photo of the Northeast Airlines building at the Burlington Airport, Vermont.
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- Burlington Airport
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated : Sept. 12, 1944. This view is a panorama of the entire frontage of the Airport building facilities including the wooden hangar on the left, the metal hangar and Administration Building in the center and the traffic control tower at the...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated : Sept. 12, 1944. This view is a panorama of the entire frontage of the Airport building facilities including the wooden hangar on the left, the metal hangar and Administration Building in the center and the traffic control tower at the right as it appeared from a point near the westerly edge of the north-south runway, before starting the project of removing and resetting the metal hangar to provide space for the construction of the new south wing on the Administration Building. McAllister's name embossed in the lower right just above date.
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- Burlington Airport
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July 27, 1934. Hangar building with arched sign identifying it as the Municipal Airport Burlington Vermont. Caption on this 1934 photo reads "#1A 7-27-34 concrete ramp hangar and administration bldg." A bi-plane sits in front of the hangar with wind sock flying above the hangar tower to the right.
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- Burlington Airport
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1945 photo of the Northeast Airlines building at the Burlington Airport, Vermont
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- Burlington Airport
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Construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport in this dated photo of June 22, 1937. Construction workers can be seen on top. Row of supplies seen at the base of the building near a ladder.
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- Burlington Airport
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June 19, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows construction work near the southeasterly end of the new diagonal runway. Note the supply of corrugated metal pipes for underground drainage system. The area in the foreground is the top of the...
Show moreJune 19, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows construction work near the southeasterly end of the new diagonal runway. Note the supply of corrugated metal pipes for underground drainage system. The area in the foreground is the top of the fill recently made with excavated material hauled from the runway area in the distance. Two automobiles are seen in upper left.
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- Burlington Airport
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Photo of a photo pinned to a piece of cardboard. 1946/1947 photo of an aerial photo of the Burlington Airport. See also mcalB02F19i03
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- Burlington Airport
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August 23, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the grading for the new diagonal runway practically completed and the asphaltic emulsion soil stabilization base construction in progress under contract with the Warren Brothers Roads...
Show moreAugust 23, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the grading for the new diagonal runway practically completed and the asphaltic emulsion soil stabilization base construction in progress under contract with the Warren Brothers Roads Company of Boston, Massachusetts. This base is being constructed with the natural soil as found on the site using American Bitumuls Company stabilizing emulsion blading the mixtures into windrows after each application and then spreading it back over the same area with one additional application for each two inches in thickness of loose mixed material. The completed base course being 4 1/2 inches in completed thickness.
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- Burlington Airport
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 3, 1944. This view shows the form work for the south wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded to...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct. 3, 1944. This view shows the form work for the south wall of the concrete foundation walls being constructed by Street Department forces for resetting of the metal hangar just south of the wooden hangar. A contract was awarded to the Street Department to build these foundation walls including all materials, labor and equipment for the sum of $1500.00 Several workmen and automobiles seen on site.
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- Burlington Airport
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June 21, 1935. Photo #10. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#10 Burlington Vt 6-21-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj #402-B15-1 Burlington Municipal Airport - Distribution tank loading from ground storage tanks, and supply tank truck discharging into storage tank."
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- Burlington Airport
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A formal portrait of a propeller driven airplane sitting in a open field with 20 men standing and kneeling beside it. The word SHELL is printed on the side of the plane. See also mcalA15F08i10.
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- Burlington Airport
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September 4, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the new diagonal runway after completion of the asphalt emulsion soil stabilization base. The trucks and equipment at the south end of the runway are completing the base construction for...
Show moreSeptember 4, 1941. Burlington Municipal Airport, WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project. This view shows the new diagonal runway after completion of the asphalt emulsion soil stabilization base. The trucks and equipment at the south end of the runway are completing the base construction for the area which lies to the south of the easterly end of the east-west runway. The equipment and crew at the right are completing the excavation of the surplus material above grade near the northerly edge of the east-west runway area. This view is looking in the south-easterly direction from a point about midway of the length of the runway.
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- Burlington Airport
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June 21, 1935. Photo #9. Caption on photo reads "#9 Burlington Vt VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj-#402- 1 6, 6-21-35 Burlington Municipal Airport - 6" corrugated metal pipe perforated and asphalt coated before filling trench with crushed stone." Shows a very deep trench...
Show moreJune 21, 1935. Photo #9. Caption on photo reads "#9 Burlington Vt VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj-#402- 1 6, 6-21-35 Burlington Municipal Airport - 6" corrugated metal pipe perforated and asphalt coated before filling trench with crushed stone." Shows a very deep trench straight down the middle of the photo with the back of one worker center bottom and a man standing in the trench several feet away. Banks of earth piled to one side.
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- Burlington Airport
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Nov. 1, 1935. Grading at Burlington Municipal Airport with W.P.A labor Project No. 65-12-168. Area is being graded is East of North and South runway and South of East and West runway.
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- Burlington Airport
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A view is of the north-south runway looking north from the south end. Note concrete slabs which designate division between finished runway and rough grading. Caption on this 1934 photo reads "#18A 11-27-34 Municipal Air Port Project - Looking North from South end of completed runway."
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- Burlington Airport
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Dated photo of June 22, 1937 of the hangar being constructed at the Burlington Municipal Airport. This view shows solid wood covering of the timber framework on one side of the building.
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- Burlington Airport
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September 21, 1937 photo of the back side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. The upper story open framework is being covered with vertical lumber.
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- Burlington Airport
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This view shows the new Hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport as it appeared on June 22, 1937. The first 100 feet heavy timber truss can be seen partly erected in the upper right of the picture.
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- Burlington Airport
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November 27, 1934. Photo #20A. This picture shows the starting of the grading of the east-west runway, just east of its junction with the north-south runway. Hand labor was used as much as possible in accordance with the V.E.R.A (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) principles. Caption on...
Show moreNovember 27, 1934. Photo #20A. This picture shows the starting of the grading of the east-west runway, just east of its junction with the north-south runway. Hand labor was used as much as possible in accordance with the V.E.R.A (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) principles. Caption on this 1934 photo reads ""#20A 11-27-34 Municipal Air Port Project - Grading East end of East and West runway with VERA labor."
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