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 Sand and Gravel Plant
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Structures at the Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant in winter
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- Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant (4X5)
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Structures and the Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant in Williston
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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December 9, 1942. Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States Flag and the Minute Man Flag as...
Show moreDecember 9, 1942. Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States Flag and the Minute Man Flag as a reward for the 100% Department cooperation in the buying of war stamps and bonds by its employees.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States Flag and the Minute Man Flag as a reward for the...
Show moreBurlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States Flag and the Minute Man Flag as a reward for the 100% Department cooperation in the buying of war stamps and bonds by its employees.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt as it is shown in the background. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States flag and the...
Show moreBurlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt as it is shown in the background. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States flag and the Minute Man flag as a reward for 100% Department cooperation in the buying of war stamps and bonds by its employees.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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December 12, 1942. Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt as it is shown in the background. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United...
Show moreDecember 12, 1942. Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. This view shows the triangular area at the Central Plant yard from which the old Robinson-Edwards Lumber Co. building was removed and rebuilt as it is shown in the background. Note the Street Department flagpole with the United States flag and the Minute Man flag as a reward for 100% Department cooperation in the buying of war stamps and bonds by its employees.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- 1938-02-26
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Construction of Cliff Street looking up the hill. Workers stand in a wide trench. Scattered rocks in the foreground. Date on photo Feb. 26, 1938.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- 1938-02-26
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Construction crew on Cliff Street as the men work in a wide trench dealing with the rocks. Truck seen center. View looking up the hill probably from So. Willard. Date Feb. 26, 1938.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- 1938-02-26
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Construction crew digging on Cliff Street in Burlington in this Feb. 26, 1938 photo.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- 1938-07-27
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July 27, 1938. Construction of Cliff Street in Burlington. The construction crew has prepared the road bed with crushed stone. Wooden stakes mark the center. View is looking up the hill. McAllister studio name embossed.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- 1938
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1938 construction of Cliff Street in Burlington. The road surface has been covered with crushed stone and leveled. View is looking down the hill. McAllister studio name embossed.
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- Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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Construction crew works on Cliff Street in Burlington. View is looking toward intersection of South Willard Street. A wide trench has been dug. Rocks fill the truck. Date is difficult to see but may Feb. 26, 1938.
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- Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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- undated
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View of Colchester Ave at the site of the Winooski Bridge (not shown but is to the left) crossing the Winooski River. A storefront sign reads 2nd (hand, with a picture of a hand) furniture and stoves. To the extreme left is the Champlain Mill.
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- Burlington Streets: Home Ave.
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April 14, 1934. Photo #13. City of Burlington, Vermont Federal Project P.W.A. Sewer Project No. 2353. Sewer construction - Home Ave. looking East from intersection of Richardson St. showing rock excavation. Note number of boulders encountered in this section in addition to ledge. The trench has...
Show moreApril 14, 1934. Photo #13. City of Burlington, Vermont Federal Project P.W.A. Sewer Project No. 2353. Sewer construction - Home Ave. looking East from intersection of Richardson St. showing rock excavation. Note number of boulders encountered in this section in addition to ledge. The trench has standing water in it as the men do their work. Black metal lunch boxes are gathered on some of the boulders on the right. Dirt roads still evident in mud season.
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- Burlington Streets: Intervale Rd.
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Undated but may be Nov. 1928 view of flood damage to Intervale Road caused by Nov. 4, 1927 flood before construction was started in 1928.
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- Burlington Streets: Intervale Rd.
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Undated photo but may be Nov. 1928 view of flood damage to Intervale Road caused by Nov. 4, 1927 flood before construction was started in 1928.
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- Burlington Streets: Intervale Rd.
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November 26, 1928. Washout on Intervale Road caused by the flood of Nov. 4, 1927 as it looked just before starting work of construction of new road Nov. 1928.
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- Burlington Streets: Intervale Rd.
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November 26, 1928. Washout on Intervale Road caused by flood of Nov. 4, 1927 as it looked just before starting work of construction of new road Nov. 1928.
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- Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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Undated view of upper Main Street. Open landscape not yet developed.
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- Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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November 27, 1934 view of upper Main Street looking west from East Avenue. Photo #15A 11-27-34 NRM Project #60B. Construction completed. To the left is a sign advertising Shell Motor Oil. To the right are business, town and directional signs. One sign advertises Hotel Van Ness.