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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Miniature of Burlington Streets: Grove St.
Burlington Streets: Grove St.
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    • Date Created: 1938-07-27
    • Description: Photograph dated July 27, 1938. View of the construction project at the site of the new Grove Street bridge (WPA [Work Projects Administration] Grove Street Bridge, Project No. 465-12-1-15). Direction unknown but is from the opposite of the street seen in photograph no.8.
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    Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
    Heineberg Bridge (old)
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      • Description: Undated photograph of the old Heineberg Bridge.
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      Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
      Heineberg Bridge (old)
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        • Date Created: 1935-02-16
        • Description: Photograph dated 2-16-35. Original caption reads: Heineberg Bridge looking north from the point a few feet southerly of the Burlington approach.
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        Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Old)
        Winooski Bridge (Old)
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          • Description: View of a lot of stone rubble with dislodged tracks and exposed sewer pipes. Damage created by the 1927 flood.
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          Miniature of Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
          Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
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            • Description: View of the Winooski Bridge looking toward the Champlain Mill and showing the rocky ledges and water falls of the Winooski River. Undated but may be 1928.
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            Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
            Winooski Bridge Construction
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              • Date Created: 1928-06-12
              • Description: June 12, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side.
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              Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
              Heineberg Bridge (new)
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                • Description: The new Heineberg Bridge nearing completion.
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                Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
                Heineberg Bridge (new)
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                  • Description: The new steel Heineberg Bridge under construction.
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                  Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
                  Winooski Bridge Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1928-06-12
                    • Description: June 12, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened in 1928. Champlain Mill seen to the right.
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                    Miniature of Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
                    Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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                      • Description: Crown Point Bridge, New York state seen to the left with the Champlain Memorial Lighthouse at the far right. Undated.
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