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. Revised April, 2010

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Miniature of Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
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    • Date Created: 1928-08-04
    • Description: August 4, 1928. Dignitaries sit in a row on the newly built Winooski Bridge during the opening ceremonies. The mayor at the time was William H. Girard.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
    Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
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      • Date Created: 1928-05-05
      • Description: May 5, 1928. Seen here are men of Company D, 1st U.S. Engineers, 2nd Corps standing on the pontoon bridge that spanned the river between Burlington and Winooski. Behind is the old mill in Winooski that was a branch of the American Woolen Company.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Winooski Bridge Repair
      Winooski Bridge Repair
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        • Date Created: 1943-06-02
        • Description: June 2, 1943. On the Winooski Bridge under repair. Champlain Mill to the right. View toward Winooski.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
        Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
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          • Description: Undated but part of May 5, 1928 panorama. Seen here are men of Company D, 1st U.S. Engineers, 2nd Corps standing on the pontoon bridge they helped build that spanned the Winooski River between Burlington and Winooski. Behind is the old mill that was a branch of the American Woolen Company.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
          Bridges, Potash Brook
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            • Date Created: 1928
            • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
            Bridges, Potash Brook
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              • Date Created: 1928
              • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
              Bridges, Potash Brook
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                • Date Created: 1928
                • Description: Workers constructing bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Streets: Grove St.
                Burlington Streets: Grove St.
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                  • Date Created: 1938-07-27
                  • Description: Photograph dated July 27, 1938. View of the construction project at the site of the new Grove Street bridge (WPA [Work Projects Administration] Grove Street Bridge, Project No. 465-12-1-15). Direction unknown but is from the opposite of the street seen in photograph no.8.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
                  Heineberg Bridge (old)
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                    • Description: Undated photograph of the old Heineberg Bridge.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
                    Heineberg Bridge (old)
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                      • Date Created: 1935-02-16
                      • Description: Photograph dated 2-16-35. Original caption reads: Heineberg Bridge looking north from the point a few feet southerly of the Burlington approach.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs