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 Heineberg Bridge (new)
Heineberg Bridge (new)
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    • Date Created: 1936-12-03
    • Description: December 3, 1936. Heineberg Bridge. A view of the new bridge over the Winooski River from the downstream side taken after the steel work had been assembled.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (4X5)
    Heineberg Bridge (4X5)
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      • Description: Heineberg Bridge looking toward Burlington from the Colchester end of the bridge. Note the sag in the hub rails which corresponds with the sag in the lower chord.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (4X5)
      Heineberg Bridge (4X5)
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        • Description: (Printed Backwards) View of both the old and new Heineberg Bridges.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
        Heineberg Bridge (new)
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          • Description: Third photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the new Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937. The old and new bridges can be seen in this photograph.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
          Heineberg Bridge (new)
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            • Description: View taken while on the new Heineberg Bridge looking back to the Burlington side.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Shelburne Museum
            Shelburne Museum
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              • Description: Former main entrance to the Shelburne Museum. Visitors could at one time enter through one side of the covered bridge. The other side housed wagons, carriages, carts. A horse drawn milk carriage was stationed next to the bridge. No border fence was present at this point in time. In the distance is seen the Colchester Lighthouse and the steamboat Ticonderoga.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Shelburne Museum
              Shelburne Museum
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                • Description: Former main entrance to the Shelburne Museum. Visitors could at one time enter through one side of the covered bridge. The other side housed wagons, carriages, carts. A horse drawn milk carriage was stationed next to the bridge. No border fence was present at this point in time. In the distance is seen the Colchester Lighthouse and the steamboat Ticonderoga.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                Vermont Structural Steel
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 view of a bridge constructed by Vermont Structural Steel. Unknown location. Photo no. 30.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                  Vermont Structural Steel
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                    • Description: View of a bridge constructed by Vermont Structural Steel. Undated. Unknown location. Photo no. 32.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
                    Winooski Bridge Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1928-07-07
                      • Description: July 7, 1928. 5 P.M. Construction workers rebuild the Winooski Bridge connecting Burlington and Winooki over the Winooski River. View is looking toward Winooski.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs