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.
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Burlington Streets: Lake Street
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photo (1930s?) of Lake Street in Burlington. A view of the road repaving project looking north along its length from the intersection of College and Lake Street. To the right is Shepard & Morse Lumber Co., Inc (office 14 College St.). Further down is seen the Wilson & Co. sign for wholesale meats. On the right is a railroad car. May be W.P.A. project No. 65-12-336 of 1936.
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Burlington Streets: North Street
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- Date Created: 1940-03-13
- Description: March 13, 1940. Intersection of North Street and North Winooski Avenue. This view shows the style of new street signs just erected on North Street from North Winooski Avenue to North Avenue. These signs were designed, constructed and erected by Street Department employees during the winter months. The name plates were purchased from the Lyle Signs Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were seventeen of these signs constructed and erected on this street. The street lamp posts have spites projecting out from them to aid workmen climbing up. Retail stores and businesses include the The Silver Star Restaurant at 202 North. Grand Union in-between the Silver Star and Mazel's that is at 194 North. Dentist office above the Silver Star.
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Creameries
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- Description: Creamery buildings with both a truck hauling milk cans and a horse and wagon carrying two milk cans. Date and location unknown.
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Burlington High School Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 photo of BHS senior student Peter Upton (left) with Mr. George E. Little, Sr. (seated) and George Little, Jr. of the George Little Press of Burlington. A version of this photo appears in the 1954 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 103, Advertisements section.
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Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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- Date Created: circa 1951
- Description: Ca. 1951 photo of an employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped structure for a building or machine.
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Burlington Streets: North Street
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- Date Created: 1940-03-13
- Description: March 13, 1940. Intersection of North Street and North Winooski Avenue. This view shows the style of new street signs just erected on North Street from North Winooski Avenue to North Avenue. These signs were designed, constructed and erected by Street Department employees during the winter months. The name plates were purchased from the Lyle Signs Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There were seventeen of these signs constructed and erected on this street. Retail stores can be seen and include a barber shop, Kirby's Radio Shop (250 North St.) and Brockton Shoe Store (248 North St).
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Burlington Streets: Lakeside Ave
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- Date Created: 1945-12-05
- Description: December 5, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Central Ave. looking easterly toward the underpass. The new factory building just completed for the Blodgett Co. is shown with parking area base recently constructed between the street line and the building. Note the asphalt emulsion stabilized base which was mixed the previous day before taking this picture. Cold weather and frost conditions had frozen the base mixture on the left half of the street but the job was continued on the north half in spite of the low temperatures as the street had to be put in condition to receive traffic for the winter, this street being on a regular bus line. The job was continued by placing a 2 inch layer of crushed stone on this stabilized base and penetrating the same with asphalt emulsion and covering with concrete sand as a "blotter" for the winter and then opened to traffic. This project will be continued to completion in the spring by constructing an integral concrete curb and gutter on the south side of a 2 inch hot plant mix wearing surface over the entire pavement area. Note the asphalt distributor applying emulsion and the tractor and harrow mixing the base.
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Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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- Description: Undated photo but may be 1929 or early 1930s view of an embankment along Riverside Ave. A timber structure runs along the lower edge of the embankment. In the background to the right is the Riverside Service Station at No. 152.
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Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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- Description: Undated photo but may be 1929 or early 1930s view of a portion of Riverside Ave during road construction project by the Burlington Street Dept. Eight men line up across the road spreading surface material. To the right filling gas pumps of the Fairview Garage at 110 Riverside Ave can be seen.
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Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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- Date Created: 1955-04-05
- Description: April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of the side of a brick building with a stone foundation. A solid panel door is seen to the left.
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