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: Elmwood Ave.
- Date Created
- 1931-04-27
- Description
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April 27, 1931 dated photo. View of Elmwood Ave looking north from intersection of Pearl Street. Fenced property of the Unitarian Church seen to the right.
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- Burlington Streets: Elmwood Ave.
- Date Created
- 1939-08-15
- Description
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Aug. 15, 1939 date photo. PWA Project Vt. 1097-F, Intersection of Intervale Avenue, Elmwood Avenue and North Street. This view shows the broad intersection of the three above streets after the completion of the Plant-Mix apshalt pavement consisting of a leveling course averaging approximately one...
Show moreAug. 15, 1939 date photo. PWA Project Vt. 1097-F, Intersection of Intervale Avenue, Elmwood Avenue and North Street. This view shows the broad intersection of the three above streets after the completion of the Plant-Mix apshalt pavement consisting of a leveling course averaging approximately one and one-half inches in thickness and a wearing coarse aggregate or "Binder" material with 50-60 penetration asphalt cement. The wearing surface was constructed with fine aggregate using a mixture of 50-60 penetration asphalt cement and American Bitumuls tempering fluid.
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- Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
- Date Created
- 1938-11-01
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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Undated photograph of a road construction project on Ferguson Avenue
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- Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
- Date Created
- 1938-11-01
- Description
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A view of Ferguson Avenue dated Nov, 1, 1938
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- Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
- Date Created
- undated
- Description
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Undated photograph of a paving project on Ferguson Avenue. The road crew can be seen in the distance.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
- Date Created
- 1938-11-01
- Description
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A view of Ferguson Avenue dated Nov. 1, 1938
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated June 13, 1931 of the road construction project on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue). The warning sign for the rail crossing can be seen in the distance. To the right is the Everpure Ice Co. located at 208 Park Avenue.
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- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking eastward from the rail crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue)before the widening/paving project was undertaken. Features include United Maple Products building (left), Vermont Structural Steel Corp. buildings (right) and in the distance, the steeple...
Show morePhotograph dated April 27, 1931 looking eastward from the rail crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue)before the widening/paving project was undertaken. Features include United Maple Products building (left), Vermont Structural Steel Corp. buildings (right) and in the distance, the steeple of St. Anthony's Church.
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- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking eastward across the rail crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue) prior to the widening/paving project.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Date Created
- 1931-11-14
- Description
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Photograph dated Nov.14, 1931 of Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue in 1934) looking westward from the intersection of Park Avenue and Pine Street. The entrance to St. Anthony's Church can be seen to the left.
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- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking westward at the preliminary work of the road widening project on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue) Photograph taken below Pine Street (note statue of St. Anthony at left)
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated June 13,1931 of road project on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue). View is looking eastward. One of the buildings of Vermont Structural Steel Co. can be seen to the right, and the steeple of St. Anthony's Church can be seen in the distance.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Description
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Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking westward on Park Avenue prior to the widening/paving project. In the distance can be seen St. Anthony's Church (left) and Champlain Elementary School (right).
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Date Created
- 1931-06-13
- Description
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Photograph dated June 13, 1931 of the road widening project on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue) looking westward from the railroad crossing.
- Title
- Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
- Date Created
- 1931-11-14
- Description
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Photograph dated Nov.14, 1931 of the railroad crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue in 1934)
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- Burlington Streets: Grove St.
- Description
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Photograph dated Oct. 19, 1938. View of workmen nearing completion of the Grove Street bridge. Paving has not yet begun on the approach to the bridge or its surface.
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- Burlington Streets: Grove St.
- Description
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Photograph dated Nov. 21, 1940. Original caption reads: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 665-12-1-38 This view is shows the improvements on Grove Street looking in the opposite direction from the view shown in the previous picture.
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- Burlington Streets: Grove St.
- Description
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Photograph is dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: WPA [Work Projects Administration] Street Paving Project No. 665-12-2-38(Grove Street) This view shows Grove Street pavement project looking northerly from the Grove Street Bridge after the westerly half of the pavement had been completed...
Show morePhotograph is dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: WPA [Work Projects Administration] Street Paving Project No. 665-12-2-38(Grove Street) This view shows Grove Street pavement project looking northerly from the Grove Street Bridge after the westerly half of the pavement had been completed. Note the trench at the left where perforated corrugated metal pipe is being installed for underground drainage purposes.
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- Burlington Streets: Grove St.
- Description
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Photograph dated Nov. 21, 1940. Original caption reads: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 665-12-1-38 This view is shows the completed project in the area adjacent to the bridge on Grove Street looking in a northerly direction from a point opposite the entrance to the W.C. Kirby...
Show morePhotograph dated Nov. 21, 1940. Original caption reads: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 665-12-1-38 This view is shows the completed project in the area adjacent to the bridge on Grove Street looking in a northerly direction from a point opposite the entrance to the W.C. Kirby Garage. Note the easy back slope on the shoulders of the excavated portion of the improvement in the background; also the stone dust surfacing of the sidewalks on both sides of the street as well as the asphalt armor coat surface on the pavement.
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