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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A 1951/1952 photograph of the A. D. Pease Grain Co. located at the foot of College Street, Burlington.
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- Automobiles
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Photo of a car parked in McAllister's driveway at his home located at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Seen on the porch is a portion of his sign "McAllister" 1944/47?
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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1951 Yandow Motor Company. So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt View of the parking lot of used cars for sale. Car dealership. Spring.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of what may be a roof top during construction or repair? Undated. Summer, Fall, Winter
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of a narrow passage way leading to a door above which is some type of metal mechanical device. Path is sandwiched in between the wall of building on the left and a brick building on the right with a wire fence.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of the remains of a small stone building. The roof is gone, the window frames are empty and one can see into the building to the other end.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Equipment
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Photo of what may be a multi door garage? Undated. Summer, Fall, Winter
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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Brick building on rocks
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White building with clerestory windows in landscape. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT See also mcalB10F25i05 and mcalB10F25i03
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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Two story brick unlandscaped building at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White factory building with clerestory windows in winter landscape. See also mcalB10F25i03
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- Buildings: Unidentified
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White painted wood building with large doors and fuel pump
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- Burlington Airport
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October 12, 1937 photo of the open side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. One of the bay panels is seen center in the opening. Construction workers in and around the structure.
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- Burlington Airport
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July 13, 1937 dated photo of the construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport.
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- Burlington Airport
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View of the another side of the construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport in a dated photo July 13, 1937. Open bay seen to the right. McAllister's name embossed on the lower right just above the handwritten date.
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- Burlington Airport
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This view shows the new Hangar as it appeared on August 10, 1937. All trusses had been completed at this time and the roof plank had been put in place as well as a good share of the sheeting. The door wells had also been started at this time. All glazing had been completed in the lean-to. NOTE:...
Show moreThis view shows the new Hangar as it appeared on August 10, 1937. All trusses had been completed at this time and the roof plank had been put in place as well as a good share of the sheeting. The door wells had also been started at this time. All glazing had been completed in the lean-to. NOTE: The progress made in constructing this Hangar is shown by the several pictures.
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- Burlington Airport
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Construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport in this dated June 15, 1937 photo. Timber framework going up. Construction workers can be seen on top. McAllister's name embossed in the lower right above handwritten date.
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- Burlington Airport
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July 27, 1937 photo of open framework during the construction of the wooden hangar at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport.
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- Burlington Airport
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September 21, 1937 photo of the open side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. A large piece of construction machinery is to the right. Men stand left just inside the open bay.
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- Burlington Airport
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City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Administration Building: - Photo dated Sept 12, 1944 This view shows the north wing and the main section of the Administration Building as seen from the north west angle. Notice the closeness of the metal hangar on the south side of the building...
Show moreCity of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Administration Building: - Photo dated Sept 12, 1944 This view shows the north wing and the main section of the Administration Building as seen from the north west angle. Notice the closeness of the metal hangar on the south side of the building leaving only a narrow passageway. The office on the north east corner of the wing where entrance door is shown is occupied by the U.S. Weather Bureau. The north west corner office where triple windows are shown on both north and west sides of the building is occupied as an instrument room for the C.A.A. operations. The office indicated by the double window at the rear entrance is occupied by the U.S. Immigration and the office directly to the east on the front of the building is occupied by the U.S. Customs. It is proposed to remove the metal hangar and reset it just south of and in line with the wooden hangar to make room for the construction of a south wing identical in size with the north wing to balance the architectural lines of the building and to provide new office space for the U.S. Immigration and Customs. The old offices in the north wing thus vacated would be redecorated and some alterations made to provide accommodations for the Northeast Airlines, Inc. who expect to resume service in October 1944.
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