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: DeForest Road (4X5)
Burlington Streets: DeForest Road (4X5)
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    • Date Created: 1932-10-29 00:00:00
    • Description: Oct. 29, 1932 dated photo. #10 DeForest Road. Looking North from Hairpin Curve after Telford Base Construction - Salvaged Macadam Surface.
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    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Willard Street
    Burlington Streets: Willard Street
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      • Date Created: 1932-07-13 00:00:00
      • Description: July 13, 1932. Photo #5. Looking south along So. Willard Street from the intersection of Beech St. before Bond Issue Street paving was started by the Burlington Street Dept.
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      Miniature of Sewer Projects
      Sewer Projects
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        • Date Created: 1932-03-09
        • Description: March 9, 1932. An automobile is seen at one end of an area beneath an overpass or bridge part of a sewer construction project. Tree trunks act as supports for some of the timbers.
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        Miniature of Sewer Projects
        Sewer Projects
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          • Date Created: 1932-08-11
          • Description: August 11, 1932. View of a huge sewer pipe made with clay or concrete sewer tiles positioned in a trench as crew members work in the distance.
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          Miniature of Sewer Projects
          Sewer Projects
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            • Date Created: 1932-04
            • Description: April 1932. View of the large amount of rebar used in a sewer project in Burlington. Two men stand within the structure. One man is clearly a crew member while the other who wears a suit and tie may be a supervisor.
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            Miniature of Streets, Roads: Unidentified (4X5)
            Streets, Roads: Unidentified (4X5)
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              • Date Created: 1932-10-01
              • Description: October 1, 1932. View of a paved street with open country side. Two people stand on the embankment in the right of the photo.
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              Miniature of Burlington Streets: Pine St.
              Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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                • Date Created: 1932-02-19
                • Description: February 19, 1932. Men in the railroad yard working on the tracks with heavy machinery, shovels and drills.
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                Miniature of Sewer Projects
                Sewer Projects
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                  • Date Created: 1932-03-09
                  • Description: March 9, 1932. A large crane is positioned in the center of the photo at a major sewer project site. The Burlington break water can be seen in the background.
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                  Miniature of Sewer Projects
                  Sewer Projects
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                    • Date Created: 1932-04-05
                    • Description: April 5, 1932. View of a stretch of sewer project construction with a large crane seen to the right.
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                    Miniature of Sewer Projects
                    Sewer Projects
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                      • Date Created: 1932-03-22
                      • Description: March 22, 1932. View of a culvert in a snow covered embankment.
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