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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66 Men. 60 Burlington (Vt.). 38 Construction projects. 35 Portrait photography. 20 Business. 19 Colchester (Vt.). 19 Construction workers. 18 Buildings. 17 Burlington International Airport. 17 Interior architecture. 16 Street photography. 15 Landscape photography. 14 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 13 Soldiers. 12 Armed Forces -- Officers. 10 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 10 Women. 9 Machinery. 9 Restaurants. 9 Vermont Emergency Relief Administration. 8 Automobiles. 8 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Employees. 6 Animals. 6 Athletics. 6 Boys. 6 Dwellings. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Camps. 5 Family. 5 High school athletes. 5 Priests. 5 Trucks. 4 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Children. 4 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 4 Fishes. 4 Military weapons. 4 School sports. 3 Baseball. 3 Christmas greens. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Football. 3 Gymnasiums. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 3 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 3 United States Public Works Administration. 2 Airplanes. 2 Basketball. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Bridges. 2 Dolls. 2 Heineberg Bridge (Chittenden County, Vt.). 2 Hockey. 2 Puppets. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Shelburne Museum. 2 Toys. 2 Waste disposal in the ground. 1 Advertising. 1 Auditoriums. 1 Bands (Music). 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Buses. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Chairs. 1 Champlain, Lake. 1 Drugstores. 1 Exhibit booths. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Furniture. 1 Girls. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 House furnishings. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Musical groups. 1 Musicians. 1 Offices. 1 Painting. 1 Railroad tracks. 1 Reunions. 1 Service stations. 1 Stores, Retail. 1 Street-railroad tracks. 1 Students. 1 Swimming. 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies. 1 University of Vermont. 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Young men. 1 Young women.

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Miniature of Road Construction
Road Construction
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    • Date Created: 1935-10-09
    • Description: October 9, 1935. A steam roller smooths out a road surface on one side while traffic moves along on the other side.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Airport
    Burlington Airport
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      • Date Created: 1935-07-18
      • Description: July 18, 1935. Photo #14. Caption on this 1935 photo reads "#14 Burlington Vt. 7-18-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj # 402 B25-1 Burlington Municipal Airport East end of E + W runway. Construction of Armour coat consisting of 1" chestnut stone covered with pea stone after 1st and 2nd application of quick breaking emulsion sand covering over 3rd application.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
      Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
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        • Date Created: 1935-11-19 00:00:00
        • Description: Nov. 19, 1935 dated photo. Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumulus Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
        Burlington Streets: DeForest Road
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          • Date Created: 1935-11-19 00:00:00
          • Description: Nov. 19, 1935 dated photo. Soil Stabilization by A.M. Bitumuls Co. Bitumuls Stabilizer being used on DeForest Road.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Pine St.
          Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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            • Date Created: 1935-06-13
            • Description: June 13, 1935. Pine Street widening project from Maple St. to Howard St. P.W.A. Project No. 2232.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
            Burlington Streets: Prospect Street
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              • Date Created: 1935-06-13
              • Description: June 13, 1935. South Prospect Street sewer job. V.E.R.A. (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration )Project No. 402-B-7-10 During work of replacement of pavement surface. Mixed in place method. Two street dept. vehicles with two men in them on the curve of the road.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
              Black Cat Cafe
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                • Date Created: 1935/1937
                • Description: 1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #8.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
                Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1935/1936
                  • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units and large machinery in a large open space building. See also Buildings - Mechanical Devices mcalB02F17i08
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Business Enterprises - A-B
                  Business Enterprises - A-B
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                    • Description: 1935-1936 Burlington Electric Motor Service.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camps - Summer
                    Camps - Summer
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                      • Date Created: 1935/1936
                      • Description: 1935/1936 photo of a group of women sitting on the steps of a camp building. Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs