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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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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View of where the Winooski Bridge was swept away in the 1927 flood. Still much debris seen. View is looking across the river up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. To the far right no longer is seen the Johnson Grain Co. building as it has been torn down.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction
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July 3, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened 1928. View is looking toward Winooski. Champlain Mill to the right.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after it was destroyed by the 1927 flood. Seen here is of one of the new supports. View is looking toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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July 5, 1928. Workmen continue construction on the Winooski bridge smoothing the pavement surface. View is looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. Photo No. 10
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- Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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July 5, 1928. Construction continues on the Winooski bridge with massive steel beams stretching across the Winooski River. View to looking toward Winooski. Photo # 6.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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June 12, 1928. View of the new Winooski bridge concrete supports looking toward the Burlington side and Colchester Ave.
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- Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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July 3, 1928. Rebar is in place as construction of the new Winooski Bridge continues throughout the summer. View is looking toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Repair
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June 2, 1943. On the Winooski Bridge under repair. Champlain Mill to the right. View toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Repair
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1952 Winooski Bridge repair work in progress. View is looking toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Repair
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June 2, 1943. On the Winooski Bridge under repair. Traffic still flows on one side. Center section of bridge dug up. View toward Winooski.
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- Winooski Bridge Repair
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August 24, 1945. Winooski Bridge repair with view looking toward Winooski. On the far right is the Champlain Mill. Looking toward Winooski.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team. Photo #4.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1952 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 / 1952 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1949 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach and a young boy.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1944 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team. Photo #2.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1951 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team. Photo #1.
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- Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
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1949 outdoor portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach and young boy.