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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81 Burlington (Vt.). 33 Street photography. 30 Construction projects. 29 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 23 Business. 23 Construction workers. 15 Buildings. 14 Snowplows. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 10 Snow removal. 9 Military supplies. 8 Employees. 8 Snowblowers. 6 Men. 6 Service stations. 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Camping. 5 Shelburne (Vt.). 4 Animals. 4 Automobiles. 4 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 4 Grand Isle (Vt.). 4 Landscape photography. 4 Portrait photography. 4 Steamboats. 4 Ticonderoga (Steamship). 3 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 3 Girls. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Tractors. 3 Urban parks. 3 Waitsfield (Vt.). 2 Advertising. 2 Architectural photography. 2 Banners. 2 Boys. 2 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 2 High school students. 2 Housing. 2 Parades. 2 Railroad tracks. 2 Refuse and refuse disposal. 2 Traffic accidents. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 2 Waste disposal sites. 2 Winooski (Vt.). 2 Wreckers (Vehicles). 1 Airplanes. 1 Billboards. 1 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Church buildings. 1 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Department stores. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 1 High school buildings. 1 Horses. 1 Hospitals. 1 Johnson (Vt.). 1 Machinery. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military weapons. 1 Shelburne Museum. 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street-railroad tracks. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Theaters. 1 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Trailers. 1 Veterans. 1 Young men. 1 Young women.

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Miniature of Burlington Airport
Burlington Airport
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    • Date Created: 1944-03
    • Description: Burlington Street Department, Burlington, Vt. Photo dated March 4,1944 This view shows the Snow King Rotary Plow operated by the Walter Snow Fighter truck blowing snow from Burlington Municipal runways. Note the force and distance at which the snow is blown, also note the depth of the snow as shown by the picket fence and the boundary light below the surface of the snow in the foreground.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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      • Description: Undated photograph of snow plows in operation, possibly at the Burlington Airport. Embossed with McAllister name.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: Manhattan Drive
      Burlington Streets: Manhattan Drive
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        • Description: Undated photo but may be 1938 view of road construction along Manhattan Drive. A tanker truck with sign reads "Hot Asphalt, Standard Oil Co of N Y." A crew member of the Burlington Street Dept stands at the back of the truck.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
        Business Enterprises - E-H
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          • Date Created: 1935/1936
          • Description: 1935-1936 Fassetts Bakery truck advertising Sno-Flake Bread.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Business Enterprises - I-Z
          Business Enterprises - I-Z
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 photo of Coca-Cola Bottling Company at 266 Pine Street in Burlington, Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Military Equipment
            Military Equipment
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              • Date Created: 1930
              • Description: 1930s photo of military vehicles; cars and trucks.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
              Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: Shell Garage in Johnson, Vermont. Photo dated 1944. A mechanic works on the engine of a truck
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
                Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Photograph of a demolished truck at the scene of an accident.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Church St. (4X5)
                  Burlington Streets: Church St. (4X5)
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Winter street scene with snow removal crew leaning on their shovels next to a truck filled with snow. Retail stores seen behind the truck. Stores signs advertise (left to right) furnishings, Reuss optometrist, Postal Telegraph Cable Co., Travelers Inn Rooms $1.00 at 106 1/2 Church Street. Windows in the second story bear signs for typewriters, supplies and repair services. Possible date 1930s, 1940s.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
                    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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                      • Description: Undated but may be 1940 photo taken at the Burlington Street Dept's plant of the Walter Snow Fighter Truck with snow blower equipment attachment, Snow King Rotary Plow.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs