Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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). 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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Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
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- Date Created: 1934-03-01
- Description: March 1, 1934. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project #2215 A view of the foundations of street dept. central plant looking westerly from Pine Street.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Date Created: circa 1930s
- Description: 1930s or 1940s photograph no.2 of a sewer maintenance truck of the Burlington Street Dept.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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- Description: Undated photograph of a snowplow in operation.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Church Street
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Burlington Street Department Snow Removal Methods & Equipment This view of Church Street looking south from the intersection of Pearl Street showing the effect of the clear Rock Salt applied to the pavement the previous day. Note the entire absence of snow in the traveled portion of the street, thus elminating the necessity of applying sand for traction purposes. Although the pavement is wet with the salt brine formed from the melting snow it does not create a slippery condition because the tires seem to grip the pavement as the frost is removed from the surface. Retail stores and parked cars line the street. Abernethy Clarkson Wright building is left foreground.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Cliff Street
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- Date Created: 1938-08-10
- Description: An operator drives one of the City of Burlington Asphalt Distributor vehicles during the paving construction of Cliff Street at the intersection with Summit(?) Street sign post seen to the right. View is from the top of the street looking down the hill. McAllister studio name embossed in lower right above date. Aug. 10, 1938.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
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- Date Created: 1932-07-13
- Description: July 13, 1932 dated photo. #3 DeForest St. 7-13-32. Looking easterly from Pine Grove toward Overlake Park before construction of Telford Stone Base.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Ferguson Ave.
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photograph of a paving project on Ferguson Avenue. The road crew can be seen in the distance.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
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- Date Created: 1931-04-27
- Description: Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking eastward across the rail crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue) prior to the widening/paving project.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Grove St.
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- Date Created: 1939-08-15
- Description: Photograph is dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: WPA [Work Projects Administration] Street Paving Project No. 665-12-2-38(Grove Street) This view shows Grove Street pavement project looking northerly from the Grove Street Bridge after the westerly half of the pavement had been completed. Note the trench at the left where perforated corrugated metal pipe is being installed for underground drainage purposes.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Hayward St. & Hayward St. Sewer
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- Date Created: 1942-05-25
- Description: May 25, 1942. Hayward Street Improvements Project. This view is taken from the intersection of Howard St. looking northerly to the intersection of Marble Ave. The excavation of the old pavement was partially done last winter and completed this month after which the sand cushion and telford stone base was constructed and the penetration course of chestnut stone has been spread over the telford base and roughly graded ready for rolling with the 15 ton steam roller. Note the condition of the old curbs which will be reset or replaced as the condition warrants.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs