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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September 15, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction...
Show moreSeptember 15, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction work was done under contract by D. W. Overocker, General Contractor of Burlington, Vermont. The Pine Street Section of the Project consisted primarily of: - (a) Furnished and placed gravel base approximately 12 inches in depth over the entire length of this section from Howard Street to Flynn Ave. (b) Excavating sections near the intersection of Howard Street including the railroad crossing, the intersection of Lakeside Ave. and the intersection at Flynn Ave. where-ever the old pavement would not permit a minimum depth of 12 inches. (c) Furnishing and installing drainage pipes and constructing catch basins and cross culverts for surface drainage. (d) Constructing 3 inch mixed-in-place asphalt pavement 24 feet in width with 5 foot gravel shoulder on either side. (e) Reconstructing railroad crossing to Tuletex Plant (at expense of E. B. and A. C. Whiting Co.). This view shows item (e) railroad crossing during construction. Note 12 inch depth of forms placed on top of surface of old pavement and new rails and ties placed on top of old crossing which was left in place. Concrete was poured in one pouring with 12 inch depth. Note extra rail placed inside of main rail for flanfe protection. This view was taken at the intersection of the center line of the crossing with the westerly sidewalk. Note that the track has been raised at this point to allow for constructing the new track above the old crossing which was left in place as the old concrete street crosing extended.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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October 27, 1928 view of Pine Street. Tracks and cross timbers run down the center of the road. A man stands next to a parked vehicle near the tracks.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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February 23, 1940. WPA Project No. 665-12-1-38, Street Improvements - Pine Street This view shows the excavation practically completed on Pine Street between Flynn Ave and Ferguson Ave ready for the sand cushion and telfold base. Some of this excavation is being done by hand labor using wedges...
Show moreFebruary 23, 1940. WPA Project No. 665-12-1-38, Street Improvements - Pine Street This view shows the excavation practically completed on Pine Street between Flynn Ave and Ferguson Ave ready for the sand cushion and telfold base. Some of this excavation is being done by hand labor using wedges and sledge hammers as shown in the foreground and the remainder is being done with the aid of Paving Breakers and a No. 105 Ingersol-Rand Air compressor. Excavation on this block was from 20"-24" in depth in hard frost, the frost going to a depth of approximately five feet. St. Anthony's Church seen to the left.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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July 12, 1933. Pine Street looking south from Main Street. City street dept crew members work on road construction. A steam roller is seen in the central distance. Large brick building on the left is No. 101 Main Street. On the right is No. 149 / 151 and No. 153. More information can be found on...
Show moreJuly 12, 1933. Pine Street looking south from Main Street. City street dept crew members work on road construction. A steam roller is seen in the central distance. Large brick building on the left is No. 101 Main Street. On the right is No. 149 / 151 and No. 153. More information can be found on UVM's web site on Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl Street photographs 1930s 1940s.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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September 18, 1942. Pine Street sewer project between Morse Place and Home Ave. This view shows the sewer trench with 10 inch tile installed from Morse Place to a point about mid-way of the block. The excavation the foreground is for the construction of the manhole at station 250 from the...
Show moreSeptember 18, 1942. Pine Street sewer project between Morse Place and Home Ave. This view shows the sewer trench with 10 inch tile installed from Morse Place to a point about mid-way of the block. The excavation the foreground is for the construction of the manhole at station 250 from the intersection of Home Ave. Note that sand filling is used for a cushion under the tile and for backfilling around the tile and for a depth of approximately one foot over the tile. This project is being done under our regular sewer appropriation. A trench hoe was used for digging the trench which was in clay and very tough hard-pan with numerous large boulders which had to be drilled and blasted. No solid rock was encountered.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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June 13, 1935. Pine Street widening project from Maple St. to Howard St. P.W.A. Project No. 2232.
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- Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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September 15, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction...
Show moreSeptember 15, 1944. Pine Street Project, D.A. - W.I. No. 4, Burlington, Vermont. (Defense Area - War Industry No. 4) This project financed by the Federal Government as an Access Highway to a Defense Plant was handled and supervised through the Vermont State Highway Department. The construction work was done under contract by D. W. Overocker, General Contractor of Burlington, Vermont. The Pine Street Section of the Project consisted primarily of: - (a) Furnished and placed gravel base approximately 12 inches in depth over the entire length of this section from Howard Street to Flynn Ave. (b) Excavating sections near the intersection of Howard Street including the railroad crossing, the intersection of Lakeside Ave. and the intersection at Flynn Ave. where-ever the old pavement would not permit a minimum depth of 12 inches. (c) Furnishing and installing drainage pipes and constructing catch basins and cross culverts for surface drainage. (d) Constructing 3 inch mixed-in-place asphalt pavement 24 feet in width with 5 foot gravel shoulder on either side. (e) Reconstructing railroad crossing to Tuletex Plant (at expense of E. B. and A. C. Whiting Co.). This view shows item (e) railroad crossing during construction. Note 12 inch depth of forms placed on top of surface of old pavement and new rails and ties placed on top of old crossing which was left in place. Concrete was poured in one pouring with 12 inch depth. Note extra rail placed inside of main rails for flange protection.
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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: Pine St.
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October 27, 1928 view of Pine Street. Men work on tracks running down the center of the road.
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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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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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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 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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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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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: Richardson Street
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April 18, 1934. Sewer Construction - Richardson St. looking North from Home Ave. showing rock excavation. Note size of boulders, which were encountered in sewer ditch in addition to ledge, also note heavy clay soil all of which items raised the normal cost of construction. No. 14 in a series.