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: Pine St.
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August 13, 1940. This view shows the completed pavement on Pine Street between Flynn Avenue and Lyman Avenue after the 3" sand cushion, 8" telfold base, 2" asphalt penetration base, and 2" asphalt Laykold plant mix had been constructed.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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July 12, 1933. Burlington street dept crew members working at the southeast corner at intersection of Pine Street and King Street with several children watching. Asphalt or some other road material being laid. Steam roller at center right. Seen is Number 79 / 81 King Street. Leary's Market at No....
Show moreJuly 12, 1933. Burlington street dept crew members working at the southeast corner at intersection of Pine Street and King Street with several children watching. Asphalt or some other road material being laid. Steam roller at center right. Seen is Number 79 / 81 King Street. Leary's Market at No. 79. The word "creamery" is seen in the window. More information on this photo can be found at UVM's web site on Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl photographs from 1930s 1940s.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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February 19, 1932. Men in the railroad yard working on the tracks with heavy machinery, shovels and drills.
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- Burlington Streets: Proctor Place
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June 13, 1935. Burlington, VT. V.E.R.A. Project No. 402-B7-15. Proctor Place sewer from Wright Ave. ravine sewer. Workmen stand above the ditch while others work in it.
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- Burlington Streets: Proctor Place
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June 13, 1935. Burlington, Vt. V.E.R.A. Project No. 402-B7-15 Proctor Place sewer from Wright Ave. ravine sewer. Men work in what looks to be an open field. Small outbuildings or sheds seen to the right.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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November 14, 1931. Appears to be a view of the completed road resurfacing construction by the Burlington Street Dept. on South Prospect Street near Slade Hall, a dormitory seen to the right, built in 1928 for the University of Vermont.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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April 25, 1931. South Prospect Street near UVM's Redstone Campus as indicated by the stone wall at the left. A shovel lays on the green belt to the left and a sawhorse to the right. In the distance appear to be men working in the road near a parked truck.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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June 13, 1935. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Project No. 402-B-7-10 during work of placement of pavement surface. Mixed in place method.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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Undated but may be 1930s view of So. Prospect Street during road construction project. Sawhorses seen in the distance seem to act as barrier while men and a vehicle stand nearby.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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June 13, 1935. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Project No. 402-B-7-10. So. Prospect Street sewer job after completion and replacement of pavement surface by the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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April 25, 1931. A banner sign to the right indicates that this is a street construction project by the street dept. and warns motorists to drive slow. In the distance a steam roller appears to pack down the road surface. On the right is Slade Hall, a Colonial/Georgian Revival styled dormitory...
Show moreApril 25, 1931. A banner sign to the right indicates that this is a street construction project by the street dept. and warns motorists to drive slow. In the distance a steam roller appears to pack down the road surface. On the right is Slade Hall, a Colonial/Georgian Revival styled dormitory built in 1928 for the University of Vermont.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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February 13, 1935. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Sewer Project looking north on Prospect Street. Excavation is through about 5 ft. of frost at this location.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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February 26, 1938 (see also mcalA05F19i11) as it has a slightly different angle but is the same area. Men spread out in a line across the street doing road construction on Maple Street at the intersection of So. Prospect Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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November 14, 1931. Appears to be a photo of finished road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. along a portion of South Prospect Street near UVM's Redstone campus.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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April 25, 1931. Burlington Street Dept. road construction on South Prospect Street near University of Vermont Slade Hall. Banner sign seen to the right warning motorists to drive slow.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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December 7, 1932. View of portion of Prospect Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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January 23, 1935. In front of Dr. Marshall C. Twitchell's residence at 603 South Prospect Street. Note the solid rock which has been uncovered ready for drilling and blasting during sewer / road construction project.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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June 13, 1935. South Prospect Street sewer job. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration )Project No. 402-B-7-10 During work of replacement of pavement surface. Mixed in place method. Two street dept. vehicles with two men in them on the curve of the road.
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- Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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June 13, 1935. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project No. 2361. Curb and gutter construction on No. Prospect Street at "Fern Hill"
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- Burlington Streets: Richardson Street (4X5)
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April 13, 1934. "South End Sewer Project Docket No. 2353, Burlington, Vt." City street dept workmen are seen digging in the ditch running along Richardson Street. Excavated boulders are seen up top.