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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Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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- Date Created: 1937-03-04
- Description: March 4, 1937. View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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- Description: Frigidaire kitchen appliance exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing refrigerators and freezers sold by Strong Hardware of Burlington.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores, Exteriors
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- Description: Burlington retail store entrances and parking lot for Irving's Fashions, Singer and People's. Undated but may be 1950s. See also mcalB18F27i05
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores, Interiors
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- Description: View of the meat counter in a local grocery store advertising various fresh cuts of beef and lamb as well as canned meats.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Lakeside Ave
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- Date Created: 1945-12-11 00:00:00
- Description: December 11, 1945. City of Burlington, Vermont, Street Department Lakeside Ave. Pavement Base Construction This view was taken from a point near the intersection of Central Ave. looking easterly toward the underpass. Note that the temporary wearing surface had been constructed for the base after the work of mixing and stabilizing the base had been completed as shown in the picture under date of Dec. 5, 1945. This stage of construction was done to enable the street to be used during the winter and early spring without experiencing the troubles of early spring break-up of the old dirt and cinder street. The pavement will be completed in the summer of 1946. Note the crushed stone base placed in the driveway after regrading to meet new grades. To the left in background is the Blodgett Co.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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- Date Created: 1931-10-31
- Description: October 31, 1931. Corner of College Street and South Winooski Ave. looking north. To the left is 212 - 214 College Street with a sign painted on the brick advertising Hall Furniture Co., Inc. A horse and buggy stand nearby. To the right at the corner is "Miss Burlington" Diner. Just up the street is a tall building with a sign on top of it reading "Light, Heat, Power" and may be the Burlington Light and Power Co at 102 So. Winooski.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Creameries
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- Description: Creamery buildings with horse and wagon pulled up to a loading area and metal milk cans. An automobile is parked nearby. Date and location unknown.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Employees and delivery truck in front of used car dealership and service station owned by Frank E. Patnaude; Lincoln, Mercury, used cars. 1 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Description: Yandow Tire and Battery Company window display with auto accessories. Business was located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. See also Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions mcalA13F06i17
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Interior photo of parts department of Nash Motors. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul, Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs