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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Burlington Airport
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    • Date Created: 1941-10-11 00:00:00
    • Description: City of Burlington, Vermont - Municipal Airport Photo dated Oct 11, 1944. This view shows the completed foundation walls with grading inside and outside of the foundation walls nearly completed ready to receive the metal hangar shown in position where it has been moved from its original location. This view was taken from the roof of the transformer building just westerly of the new location of the metal hangar. Note the truck dumping filling in the foreground, also the bulldozer leveling filling and 2 ton tandem roller compacting filling inside of walls.
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    Burlington City Hall
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      • Date Created: 1927-09-02 00:00:00
      • Description: Scaffolding surrounds the cupola of Burlington City Hall in this dated September 2, 1927 photo. Three different types of automobiles (truck, car, longer car) are parked in front. Sawhorses and other construction materials seen to the left.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Burlington City Hall Park
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        • Date Created: 1938-06-04 00:00:00
        • Description: June 4, 1938. Groundskeepers with truck working in City Hall Park near fountain with City Hall in the background
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        Burlington Dump
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: This view taken from a point near the Ski Jump on North Ave. shows the entrance gate and the completed road leading to Cat's Island, including the grassed slopes, picket fence, Refuse Disposal ground regulations, etcx85 Note the contrast between this picture and 2-A which was taken just before the road construction work began.
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          Burlington High School Baseball Team
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            • Description: Undated photograph (maybe 1955 / 1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team standing with Coach Orrie Jay back row center. Photo #3.
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            Burlington High School Baseball Team
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              • Description: Undated photograph (maybe 1955-1959) of the Burlington High School baseball team seated outside on the steps of the school with Coach Orrie Jay. Photo #2
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Burlington Lakefront
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                • Date Created: 1934-01-09 00:00:00
                • Description: January 9, 1934. Photo #11. Ferry named the Legonia at anchor during the winter.
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                Burlington Rock Quarry
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                  • Description: Burlington Rock Quarry and quarry workers
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                  Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
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                    • Description: Undated photo but may be circa 1935. Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant in Williston. Also seen in the background is the Gravel Bin.
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                    Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
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                      • Description: Structures at the Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant in winter
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs