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 Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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1930s or 1940s photo of Burlington Street Dept. snow plow (?) vehicle.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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December 13, 1937. This view shows the snow loader in action while running a loading test. The capacity when a sufficient amount of snow is available is twenty-five to thirty cubic yards of snow per minute.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 A view of the interior of stable showing stalls, feed box, etc., on the west side.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 This view shows the open sheds with stables adjoining which serve as a storage place for tools and equipment.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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July 20, 1934. P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 This view shows the south-east corner of building where the office is located. Seen here is a toilet stall with a wash basin on the outside of the stall.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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July 20, 1934. P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 A view showing interior of stables on the east side.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 This view of the boiler room and boiler which supplies the heating units for the various sections.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 A view of the interior of garage with unit heaters, work benches, concrete floor, etc.
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- Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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1938-1940 photograph of a Burlington Street Dept. work crew resurfacing lower Battery Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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1938-1940 photograph of a Burlington Street Dept. work crew resurfacing lower Battery Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Battery Street Park
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1938-1940 photograph of a Burlington Street Dept. work crew resurfacing lower Battery Street.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1933-06-13
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June 13, 1933 dated photo of repaving street construction by the Burlington street department crew on the south side of the street. View is looking north. Men are laying tar(?). Steamroller in the distance. On the left side of the photo is No. 66 Colchester Avenue. More about this photo can be...
Show moreJune 13, 1933 dated photo of repaving street construction by the Burlington street department crew on the south side of the street. View is looking north. Men are laying tar(?). Steamroller in the distance. On the left side of the photo is No. 66 Colchester Avenue. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1929-10-19
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows the length of the wire grid from for the concrete. It is being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows the length of the wire grid from for the concrete. It is being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More information on this photo and other similar ones can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1933-06-06
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June 6, 1933 dated photo. Colchester Ave looking toward East Street. Burlington street department crew repaving project. Large rocks are being layed. The building No. 66 Colchester Ave can be seen to the left. More information about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web...
Show moreJune 6, 1933 dated photo. Colchester Ave looking toward East Street. Burlington street department crew repaving project. Large rocks are being layed. The building No. 66 Colchester Ave can be seen to the left. More information about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1929-10-19
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo of upper Colchester Ave showing street department repaving road work with concrete slabs. More information on this photo and related images can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1929-10-08
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project...
Show moreOct. 8, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew apply asphalt to a portion of Colchester Ave during a repaving construction project. Green Mount Cemetery seen in the background. A similar photo with the same date and more information can be seen on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1929-10-19
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Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows concrete being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More...
Show moreOct. 19, 1929 dated photo. Burlington street department crew repave a portion of Colchester Ave at Chase Street. This one shows concrete being poured from a gondola into a wire grid road bed frame. The men then level the concrete. The hose provides water from a nearby hydrant for mixing. More information on this photo and other similar ones can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- 1929-10-08
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Oct. 8, 1929 dated photo of Colchester Ave near the Green Mount Cemetery. Members of the construction crew of Burlington's street department work on the pavement.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave (4X5)
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- 1929
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Undated photo but may be 1929. View of Colchester Ave looking down the hill towards Winooski and the textile mills (upper right corner). The Burlington street department crew repaves with concrete slabs. The wire grid forms into which the concrete is poured are clearly seen to the left.
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- Burlington Streets: College Street
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- 1941-03-28
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March 28, 1941. College Street Sewer: This view shows the sewer construction on upper College Street between Williams Street and So. Prospect Street. This sewer was reconstructed because of the condition of the old sewer which was the oldest sewer constructed in the City of Burlington, in 1872....
Show moreMarch 28, 1941. College Street Sewer: This view shows the sewer construction on upper College Street between Williams Street and So. Prospect Street. This sewer was reconstructed because of the condition of the old sewer which was the oldest sewer constructed in the City of Burlington, in 1872. This construction was made necessary because of the construction of the University of Vermont Waterman Memorial Building shown at the left of the picture. The sewer had to be constructed at a depth of 14 1/2 feet below the surface where the manhole was installed leading from the new building. Many boulders were encumbered which had to be blasted, some of which can be seen at the right of the picture. Crane with bucket seen center. Behind it in center distance is the peak of University of Vermont's Old Mill. Other campus buildings (on left) are the Bishop's house, Waterman and on the right a fraternity.
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