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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Stores, Exteriors
Stores, Exteriors
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    • Description: Burlington retail store People's and parking lot.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Stores, Interiors
    Stores, Interiors
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      • Description: Interior view of what may be an office supply store. Wall shelves are lined with boxes, soft sided leather brief cases and other supplies. A large selection of pens are seen in the glass display case in front. Folded American flags are also seen on the under shelves of the long front counter.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM Groups
      UVM Groups
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        • Description: Group portrait of class of 1935? All men except for one woman. All are numbered except the woman. Taken outside on steps of John Dewey Hall (College of Medicine sign to the far right).
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Van Ness House Hotel, Burlington
        Van Ness House Hotel, Burlington
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          • Description: Van Ness House Hotel in Burlington, Vermont. Once location on the southwest corner of Main and St. Paul Street. In the foreground is seen a portion of City Hall Park.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Description: Interior view of a large room with steel beams, machinery and employees of Vermont Structural Steel. Dated 1951.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski (4X5)
            Winooski (4X5)
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              • Description: View of buildings on Main Street, Winooski, Vermont near the bridge (that would be to the left). Johnson Grain Company building to the extreme left (slogan Pillsbury's Best near the top). Fence damage seen to the left.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
              Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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                • Date Created: 1928-06-12
                • Description: June 12, 1928. A view of the new construction of the Winooski Bridge to the left and of the temporary pontoon bridge to the right. Only pedestrians were allowed on the pontoon bridge that was built after the 1927 flood. Champlain Mill is the large building in the background.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Bridges: Unidentified
                Bridges: Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Undated photo of a bridge spanning a body of water in an unnamed location. Buildings seen at each end of the bridge.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Airport
                  Burlington Airport
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                    • Date Created: 1937-1939
                    • Description: Construction of the Burlington Municipal Airport hangar in this June 11, 1937 photo. Timber framework is being built. Construction workers seen around and on top.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Asphalt Plant
                    Burlington Asphalt Plant
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Burlington Asphalt Plant and employees
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs