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 Dump
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August 3, 1944. This view shows the completed road way in the foreground with the Municipal Refuse Disposal Grounds regulations attached to the side of the house, also the Salvage Depot building with a lean-to garage and tool shack at some distance from the Depot building. Note the pile of...
Show moreAugust 3, 1944. This view shows the completed road way in the foreground with the Municipal Refuse Disposal Grounds regulations attached to the side of the house, also the Salvage Depot building with a lean-to garage and tool shack at some distance from the Depot building. Note the pile of Salvage metal in the background to the left, also the smoke where burning of unsalvageable materials takes place a the far end of the grounds.
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- Burlington Dump
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May 23, 1942. This view is taken from the foot of the grade near the entrance to Cat's Island where the roadway changes from a cut to a fill or embankment leading across a small ravine to Cat's Island.
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- Burlington Dump
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This view taken from a point near the Ski Jump on North Ave. shows the entrance gate and the completed road leading to Cat's Island, including the grassed slopes, picket fence, Refuse Disposal ground regulations, etc\x85 Note the contrast between this picture and 2-A which was taken just before...
Show moreThis view taken from a point near the Ski Jump on North Ave. shows the entrance gate and the completed road leading to Cat's Island, including the grassed slopes, picket fence, Refuse Disposal ground regulations, etc\x85 Note the contrast between this picture and 2-A which was taken just before the road construction work began.
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- Burlington Dump
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August 3, 1944. This view taken from a point on North Ave. over the tunnel shows the panoramic of the entire Cat's Island Area including the dumping area, the Salvage Depot and tool shack and the road leading up the grade to the intersection of North Bend and St. Louis Streets. Note the Central...
Show moreAugust 3, 1944. This view taken from a point on North Ave. over the tunnel shows the panoramic of the entire Cat's Island Area including the dumping area, the Salvage Depot and tool shack and the road leading up the grade to the intersection of North Bend and St. Louis Streets. Note the Central Vermont Railroad tracks to the left and the power line leading to the substation of the City Electric Light Plant.
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- Burlington Dump
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May 23, 1942. This view is taken from the foot of the grade near the entrance to Cat's Island where the roadway changes from a cut to a fill or embankment leading across a small ravine on the Cat's Island.
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- Burlington Federal Savings
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The Burlington Federal Savings building under construction. 1958.
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- Burlington Federal Savings
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Burlington Federal Savings building under construction, 1958.
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- Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
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October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association on Bank Street in Burlington, Vermont. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. Photo #4.
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- Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
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October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association bank on Bank Street in Burlington. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. Photo #5.
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- Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
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October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association bank on Bank Street in Burlington. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. State Theater seen to the extreme right.
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- Burlington Free Press Office
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1945 window display at the Burlington Free Press Office on College Street in Burlington, Vermont. Poster reads "50 years of setting type by machinery on the Linotype at the Free Press."
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- Burlington Girl Scouts
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1951 photo of a group of Girl Scouts assemble on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal photo. The troop number on one girl's sleeves reads 23. Flag bearers and leaders stand in the back. Photo 2.
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- Burlington High School
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1951 photo of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary / Middle School) on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Burlington High School
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Photo of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont showing the two school buildings and the connecting overpass. Taken from across the street on Main....
Show morePhoto of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont showing the two school buildings and the connecting overpass. Taken from across the street on Main. Undated but may be 1951.
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- Burlington High School
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Night time winter photo of the old Burlington High School and the gymnasium / auditorium on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School). Is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont. Shows the two buildings all lit up. Taken from...
Show moreNight time winter photo of the old Burlington High School and the gymnasium / auditorium on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School). Is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont. Shows the two buildings all lit up. Taken from corner of Main. Undated but may be 1951.
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- Burlington High School
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1951 photo of the old Burlington High School (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont
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- Burlington High School
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Photo of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School). Is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont. Undated but may be 1951.
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- Burlington High School
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Undated photograph of the main entrance on South Union Street to the Edmunds High School Building (Burlington High School)
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- Burlington High School
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Undated photograph of the main entrance on South Union Street to the Edmunds High School Building (Burlington High School)
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- Burlington High School
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Night time photo of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont showing the two school buildings all lit up. Taken from corner of Main. Undated but may be...
Show moreNight time photo of the old Burlington High School on the corner of Main and South Union Street (was called Edmunds High School) is currently Edmunds Elementary School on Main Street in Burlington, Vermont showing the two school buildings all lit up. Taken from corner of Main. Undated but may be 1951.
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