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 Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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1930s or 1940s photograph of a sewer maintenance truck and work crew of the Burlington Street Dept.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat in his hand. Third from the right in the...
Show moreApril 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat in his hand. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #6. More info at http://www.byronhedblom.com/ships.html
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler...
Show moreApril 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #7.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler...
Show moreApril 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #8.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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June 9, 1936. Construction workers pose for a photo aboard a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #47.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers for one of the Champlain Transportation Company's ferries. Photo #10.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat in his hand. Third from the right in the...
Show moreApril 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat in his hand. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #9. More info at http://www.byronhedblom.com/ships.html
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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June 9, 1936. Construction workers pose for a photo aboard a ferry being built for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #46.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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April 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat under his arm. Third from the right in the...
Show moreApril 29, 1936. Construction workers. The General Ship & Engine Works crew during the construction of the ferry, City of Burlington in Vermont for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Carl G. Hedblom stands to the right with his hat under his arm. Third from the right in the first row is Carl Roessler. Photo #5.
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 4, 1937. View of work man and machinery at a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 5, 1937. This view shows the inside of the room used for cutting, rolling and electrically welding the wire reinforced baskets used as reinforcements for the concrete sewer pipe. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 4, 1937. View of sewer pipes at a sewer tile construction plant. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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Undated but probably March 1937. This view shows the asphalt mixer scales, asphalt bucket, etc\x85 used in weighting and mixing the concrete for the manufacture of the reinforced concrete sewer tile. All aggregates were heated in the dryer, screened into bins, and batched by weight. The water was...
Show moreUndated but probably March 1937. This view shows the asphalt mixer scales, asphalt bucket, etc\x85 used in weighting and mixing the concrete for the manufacture of the reinforced concrete sewer tile. All aggregates were heated in the dryer, screened into bins, and batched by weight. The water was also weighed in the asphalt bucket with the dial scales in the foreground. See also mcalA17F02i10
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 4, 1936 (1937?) This view shows the asphalt mixer scales, asphalt bucket, etc\x85 used in weighting and mixing the concrete for the manufacture of the reinforced concrete sewer tile. All aggregates were heated in the dryer, screened into bins, and batched by weight. Also seen are bags of...
Show moreMarch 4, 1936 (1937?) This view shows the asphalt mixer scales, asphalt bucket, etc\x85 used in weighting and mixing the concrete for the manufacture of the reinforced concrete sewer tile. All aggregates were heated in the dryer, screened into bins, and batched by weight. Also seen are bags of Lone Star cement. See also mcalA17F02i11
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 5, 1937. This view shows the inside of the pouring plant in the construction of sewer tile pipes. Note the overhead track used for pulling the steel cores. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington in the 1930s?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 4, 1937. View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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March 4, 1937. View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
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- Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington in the 1930s?
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- Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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January 19, 1955. Some of the men and equipment on site needed to prepare the terrain for the transport of the steamship Ticonderoga to the Shelburne Museum. The engineering firm of Merritt-Chapman & Scott were contracted to undertake the move. They subcontracted with W. B. Hill Co. of Tilton,...
Show moreJanuary 19, 1955. Some of the men and equipment on site needed to prepare the terrain for the transport of the steamship Ticonderoga to the Shelburne Museum. The engineering firm of Merritt-Chapman & Scott were contracted to undertake the move. They subcontracted with W. B. Hill Co. of Tilton, New Hampshire to oversee the ship's overland trip. Photo 104.
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