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.
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Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. The chimney displays a large decorative "C."
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1949/1950 photo of side view of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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The McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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1949/1950 photo of rear view of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
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1950s photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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134 Buell Street entrance (at center stairs). Three story clapboard house at the intersection of Buell St. and So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont. There is also a 45 So. Willard St entrance. See also mcalA11F15i07
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Harold Mintzer, Groc[er].; 86 Pitkin St., Burlington. "Orange Crush" sign says "Mintzer's Groceries." Child looking out window. Photo no. 2.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1950s photo of house at Grant Street and North Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of the side of a brick building with a stone foundation. A solid panel door is seen to the left.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of timber supports near the side of an adjoining building at the construction site.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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1955, probable date. Completed construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here is the cement block wall of the building. In the center background can be seen the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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Completed construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here is the cement block wall as it adjoins a neighboring building.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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May 17, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. View is of an adjoining brick building with scaffolding along the side.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 20, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Seen is a corner of the building construction.
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- Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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Undated photo of buildings on Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, Vt.
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- Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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White building with clerestory windows in landscape. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT See also mcalA01F17i07 and mcalB10F25i03. Undated.
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- Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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Photo of a house with an enclosed upper story porch. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT. See also mcalA11F16i12
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.