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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
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    • Date Created: 1934-04-20
    • Description: April 20, 1934. Street Department Central Plant building project Docket no. 2215 (Works Projects Administration)
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
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      • Date Created: 1931-04-27
      • Description: April 27, 1934. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project #2215 A view showing the steel framework of the Street Dept. Central Plant looking easterly.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
      Burlington Street Department Buildings - Construction of Building
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        • Date Created: 1934-03-01
        • Description: March 1, 1934. P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) Project #2215 A view of the foundations of street dept. central plant looking westerly from Pine Street.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Airport
        Burlington Airport
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          • Date Created: 1937-06-22
          • Description: Construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport in this dated photo of June 22, 1937. Construction workers can be seen on top. Row of supplies seen at the base of the building near a ladder.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Airport
          Burlington Airport
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            • Date Created: 1937-08-24
            • Description: August 24, 1937 photo of the front side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. Several piles of fill can be seen in front of some of the scaffolding.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Airport
            Burlington Airport
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              • Date Created: 1937-09-21
              • Description: September 21, 1937 photo of the back side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. The upper story open framework is being covered with vertical lumber.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Airport
              Burlington Airport
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                • Date Created: 1937-09-21
                • Description: September 21, 1937 photo of the open side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. A large piece of construction machinery is to the right. Men stand left just inside the open bay.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Airport
                Burlington Airport
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                  • Date Created: 1937-10-12
                  • Description: October 12, 1937 photo of the open side of the wooden hangar during construction at the Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport. One of the bay panels is seen center in the opening. Construction workers in and around the structure.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Asphalt Plant
                  Burlington Asphalt Plant
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Burlington Asphalt Plant and employees
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
                    Burlington Sand and Gravel Plant
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                      • Date Created: 1935-02-16
                      • Description: February 16, 1935 Photo #1 Burlington Sand and Gravel washing and screening plant in Williston
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs