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 Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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    • Description: Truck with tools laid out on running board, tire pump, jack, wrenches, pliers and kit of tools laid out on the ground, flair, pick axes, hatchet, shovels. 7thF.A.Btry.D. on truck.
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    Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
    Business Enterprises - E-H
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      • Description: 1952 photo of a truck and employees of the A. C. Hathorne Co., sheet metal and roofing contractors in front of their business located at 135 So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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      Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
      Business Enterprises - E-H
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        • Description: 1945 photo of Gero Bros. Movers. Moving truck.
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        Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
        Business Enterprises - E-H
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          • Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co./C.P. Smith Supply Co. located at 135 South Winooski Ave.
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          Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
          Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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            • Description: C.H. Goss Co. 237 North Ave. with a George C. Stanley & Sons asphalt tank truck parked in front. Dates 1945-1958. Fall-Winter.
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            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Intervale
            Burlington Streets: Intervale
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              • Date Created: 1946-06-29 00:00:00
              • Description: June 29, 1946. Burlington Street Department - Burlington, Vermont. Intervale Road - Asphalt Stabilized base and Armor Coat Wearing Surface. This view taken from the intersection of Riverside Ave. looking northerly toward the railroad track shows the mixing process while constructing the stabilized base using asphalt emulsion (XRM) as a binder. The materials used for aggregate on this job was road gravel hauled from the Lunderville Pit in the town of Williston last October (1945) and spread approximately 28 feet in width over the entire section from Riverside Ave. to the railroad crossing, a distance of approximately 875 feet. Note the Allis-Chalmers Power Grader mixing the gravel after the asphalt emulsion had been applied by pressure distributor. The Armor Coat Wearing surface was constructed directly after the stabilized base had been completed. This is a very economical type of paving, especially where a cheaper grade of materials can be used and the location does not demand a higher type of pavement.
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              Miniature of Military Equipment
              Military Equipment
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                • Date Created: 1937
                • Description: 1937 photo of a military vehicle; a truck with equipment and tire chains laid out on the grass. 7th F. A. Btry. D (Field Artillery)
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