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 Repair
Winooski Bridge Repair
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 Winooski Bridge repair work in progress. View is looking toward Winooski.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
    Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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      • Description: Crown Point Bridge, New York state. Undated.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
      Heineberg Bridge (new)
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        • Description: This view shows the new Heineberg Bridge. The new pavement is just being completed ... a steam roller can be seen to the right on the approach from the Burlington side.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Old)
        Winooski Bridge (Old)
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          • Date Created: 1927
          • Description: 1927 View of the old Winooski Bridge crossing the Winooski River in Winooski, Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
          Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
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            • Date Created: 1927
            • Description: 1927. Foot traffic alone was allowed on this temporary pontoon Winooski Bridge following the November 1927 flood of the Winooski River. Bridge was built and maintained with the help of troops from Fort Ethan Allen. Permanent bridge built in 1928. Champlain Mill in the background.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
            Winooski Bridge Construction
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              • Description: Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened 1928. View is from Winooski looking 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.
              • 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. View of the new Winooski bridge concrete supports looking toward the Burlington side and Colchester Ave.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies
                Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies
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                  • Date Created: 1928-08-04
                  • Description: August 4, 1928. Official opening of the Winooski Bridge between Burlington and Winooski, Vermont. Rebuilt after the 1927 flood. Seen is a marching band parading across the bridge. Flags and banners are strung overhead. Spectators, both adults and children, watch from the sidelines.
                  • 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 Heineberg Bridge (new)
                    Heineberg Bridge (new)
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                      • Description: First photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the New Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs