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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- Road Construction
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August 28, 1931. View of a Burlington residential street under construction. Members of the road crew of the Burlington Street Dept work along side a cement mixer. Piles of bags of Lone Star are seen lined all along the work site.
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- Road Construction
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A road crew at work in a paving project on an unidentified Burlington street.
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- Road Construction (4X5)
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Undated photograph of a Burlington Street Dept. road construction project on an unidentified Burlington Street.
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- Road Construction (4X5)
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Photograph dated September 16, 1932. Original caption reads: Street construction in front of Rae Brown's Restaurant and Delicatessen. Rae Brown's Restaurant and Delicatessen was located at 211 North Winooski Ave.
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- Road Construction (4X5)
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Photograph dated May 8, 1939. Westward view on an unidentified Burlington Street. Original caption reads: Street construction.
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- Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1944-01-20
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January 20, 1944. NORTH BEND STREET SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. This view shows the intersection of North Bend Street in front of the Pomeroy "Stone" Cottage. This project extends from the intersection of Oak Street and North Bend northerly a distance of 110 feet to the intersection shown in the...
Show moreJanuary 20, 1944. NORTH BEND STREET SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. This view shows the intersection of North Bend Street in front of the Pomeroy "Stone" Cottage. This project extends from the intersection of Oak Street and North Bend northerly a distance of 110 feet to the intersection shown in the foreground, thence easterly a distance of 167 feet to the dead-end manhole. A new manhole and two catch basins and one manhole are to be constructed at this intersection. 15 inch clay sewer tile is being used in the first section and 10 inch clay sewer tile is being used in the second section. This installation will take care of the surface drainage which here-to-fore has overflowed down over the bank to the left, into the Intervale, but because of the new road now leading to the Refuse Disposal Grounds, this surface water would create severe damage to the road and adjoining banks. Note also the catch basin being constructed at the intersection of North Bend Street and Walnut Street shown in the background. The frost on this date was approximately 4 feet in depth.
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- Title
- Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1935-10-09
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October 9, 1935 view of intersection of Route 7 (Shelburne Road or Street) and bottom of Ledge Road as it ascends up hill to the east. City street dept workmen do road or sewer construction. A dept. truck supplies power.
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- Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1935-10-09
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October 9, 1935 view of intersection of Route 7 (Shelburne Road or Street) and bottom of Ledge Road as it ascends up hill to the east. City street dept workmen do road or sewer construction. A dept. truck supplies power.
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- South Burlington, Vermont
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View of portion of a road in South Burlington with telephone poles on one side, trees lining the other side and several buildings, barns and sign advertising camps.
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- State Health Building
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Fall 1952 - site of the State Health Building under construction. Listed as 115 Colchester Ave in 1954 city directory (currently 195 Colchester Ave.) ; to the left in background is Mann Hall of Trinity College also on Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- State Health Building
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Fall 1952 - site of the State Health Building being constructed at 115 Colchester Ave. (currently 195 Colchester Ave.) ; to the left in background is Mann Hall of Trinity College opposite the site also on upper Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- State Health Building
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Fall 1952 - site of the State Health Building under construction. Listed as 115 in 1954 city directory (currently 195 Colchester Ave.) ; to the left in background is Mann Hall of Trinity College also on upper Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Stores - Abernethy's (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1945-1946
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Built on the site where George Perkins Marsh once lived, what would later be known simply as "Abernethy's" was first called "The Richardson" (built 1894), named after the pharmaceutical businessman Albert E. Richardson. It stands on the southeast corner of Pearl and Church Streets. After...
Show moreBuilt on the site where George Perkins Marsh once lived, what would later be known simply as "Abernethy's" was first called "The Richardson" (built 1894), named after the pharmaceutical businessman Albert E. Richardson. It stands on the southeast corner of Pearl and Church Streets. After Abernethy's, the department store, closed in 1983, the building was renovated and renamed "Richardson Place." The architectural style is known as "Scoto-French," apparently because of its blend of French chateau and Scottish castle features.
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- Title
- Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1936
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1936 photo of cars (1930s Chevrolet?) parked in front of Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
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- Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1952
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25 Church Street : Rear entrance to People's Dept. store, with truck in foreground.
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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
- 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
- Description
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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- Street Repair
- Date Created
- 1935-1936
- Description
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1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.