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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- 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
- 1943-06-25
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June 25, 1943. Trolley track rail removal project. Church Street retail stores seen to the left include Hayes and Carney Men's Clothes, Western Union office.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1943
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Salvage Project. Trolley track Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vermont. This view taken in front of Burlington City Hall (right) while the last rail was being pulled on June 25, 1943, shows the special rail pulling equipment including the device for the "rolling pull" on the rail shown at the...
Show moreSalvage Project. Trolley track Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vermont. This view taken in front of Burlington City Hall (right) while the last rail was being pulled on June 25, 1943, shows the special rail pulling equipment including the device for the "rolling pull" on the rail shown at the end of the "A" frame. See also mcalA04F04i12
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- Title
- 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.
- Title
- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1943-06-25
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June 25, 1943. Trolley track rail removal project. Church Street retail stores seen to the right include Hayes and Carney Men's Clothes, Western Union office, City Hall (distant right) See also mcalA04F05i07 and mcalA04F05i05 (with note "reshot")
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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
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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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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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View looking southwest of temporary housing on main campus. The gym (now Royall Tyler Theatre) lies beyond the housing units, with Old Mill, and Williams off to the right. The temporary structures were replaced by the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills--which were considered ...
Show moreView looking southwest of temporary housing on main campus. The gym (now Royall Tyler Theatre) lies beyond the housing units, with Old Mill, and Williams off to the right. The temporary structures were replaced by the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills--which were considered "international" in style. Dated 1947.
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- UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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Foundations of new "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden, Buckham, and Wills Halls in the foreground, with soon-to-be removed temporary housing beyond the construction area. Older university buildings (Billings Library, Ira Allen Chapel, etc.) are on the horizon. Dated 1947.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel structure and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #6.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches with three men standing near the contractors sign and two workmen behind. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #8.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
- Description
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #3.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
- Description
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arch with a workman up top. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
- Description
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arch with a workman up top. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #1.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the three men of the company on site with contractors sign in background. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arch structure. Workmen and airplanes seen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #7.
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- Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
- Description
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October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches, workmen and contractors sign. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #4.