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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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units and large machinery in a large open space building. See also Buildings - Mechanical Devices mcalB02F17i08
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- Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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1935/1936 Fall-Spring Very dark or underdeveloped photo of large metal units and machinery in a large open space building.
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- Buildings - Mechanical Devices
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1935/1936 photo of metal machinery of some type with a roller in a large open space building with pipes overhead. See also mcalB02F18i03 and mcalB02F18i04.
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- Burlington City Hall
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This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, 1937 and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years. City Hall Park with its elm trees...
Show moreThis view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, 1937 and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years. City Hall Park with its elm trees is visible.
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- Burlington City Hall
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This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings - Interiors
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P.W.A. PROJECT NO. 2215 This view of the boiler room and boiler which supplies the heating units for the various sections.
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- Construction Sites
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Photo taken 1951-1953 of the construction of a building. Location unknown but may be downtown Burlington, Vermont. A large crane is seen and several cars are parked nearby.
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- Construction Sites
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1946/1947 photo of buildings, construction machinery and workmen. See also mcalB07F34i05 C.A. Congdon at Pine St. site.
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- Farms - Haying
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1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
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- Machinery
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A large piece of machinery stands outside a building with corrugated metal siding.
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- Machinery
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A large metal mechanical piece of industrial machinery with various connecting wheels and pulleys located inside a building.
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- Machinery
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A large piece of machinery stands outside a building with corrugated metal siding.
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- Machinery
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Machine work room.
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- Machinery
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1930s interior view of a machine room. Label on machinery may read in part "Built by H.C. Fish Machine Works ..."
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- Machinery
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Interior photo of a machine room.
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- Machinery
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1930s interior view of a machine room.
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- Machinery
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1930s photo of the interior of a machine room.
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- Machinery
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A large piece of machinery standing outside a building next to a door that has a sign on it reading "No admittance"
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- Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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Photo of Interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. showing some of the machines.
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- Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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Photo of Interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. focusing on some of the machines.