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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(Printed Backwards) View of both the old and new Heineberg Bridges.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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This view shows the new Heineberg Bridge. The new pavement is just being completed ... a steam roller can be seen to the right on the approach from the Burlington side.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Fourth photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the new Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Original caption reads: W.P.M.S. Project 185A. Heineberg Bridge This is a view showing the fabrication of the new, steel Heineberg Bridge as seen from the down stream side of the project.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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December 3, 1936. Heineberg Bridge. A view of the new bridge over the Winooski River from the downstream side taken after the steel work had been assembled.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Photograph dated 1936 showing early stages of the construction project for the new Heineberg Bridge
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Third photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the new Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937. The old and new bridges can be seen in this photograph.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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First photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the New Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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View taken while on the new Heineberg Bridge looking back to the Burlington side.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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This view shows the new Heineberg Bridge just after completion of the new pavement on the Burlington Approach as seen from the Burlington side.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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The new Heineberg Bridge nearing completion.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Undated photograph of both Heineberg Bridges during the construction of the new bridge and approach roads.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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This view shows the new Heineberg Bridge just before completion of the new pavement on the Burlington Approach.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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The new steel Heineberg Bridge under construction.
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- Heineberg Bridge (new)
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Second photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the new Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937.
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Photograph dated 2-16-35. Original caption reads: Recent break in main chord of downstream side at Colchester end of Heineberg Bridge.
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Undated photograph of the old Heineberg Bridge.
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Photograph dated Mar. 3, 1937, of an explosion during the demolition of the old Heineberg Bridge.
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Undated photograph of the old Heineberg Bridge taken from upstream
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- Heineberg Bridge (old)
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Photograph dated Feb. 9, 1937, taken during the demolition of the old Heineberg Bridge.