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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81 Burlington (Vt.). 33 Street photography. 30 Construction projects. 29 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 23 Business. 23 Construction workers. 15 Buildings. 14 Snowplows. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 10 Snow removal. 9 Military supplies. 8 Employees. 8 Snowblowers. 6 Men. 6 Service stations. 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Camping. 5 Shelburne (Vt.). 4 Animals. 4 Automobiles. 4 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 4 Grand Isle (Vt.). 4 Landscape photography. 4 Portrait photography. 4 Steamboats. 4 Ticonderoga (Steamship). 3 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 3 Girls. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Tractors. 3 Urban parks. 3 Waitsfield (Vt.). 2 Advertising. 2 Architectural photography. 2 Banners. 2 Boys. 2 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 2 High school students. 2 Housing. 2 Parades. 2 Railroad tracks. 2 Refuse and refuse disposal. 2 Traffic accidents. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 2 Waste disposal sites. 2 Winooski (Vt.). 2 Wreckers (Vehicles). 1 Airplanes. 1 Billboards. 1 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Church buildings. 1 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Department stores. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 1 High school buildings. 1 Horses. 1 Hospitals. 1 Johnson (Vt.). 1 Machinery. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military weapons. 1 Shelburne Museum. 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street-railroad tracks. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Theaters. 1 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Trailers. 1 Veterans. 1 Young men. 1 Young women.

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Miniature of Burlington Asphalt Plant
Burlington Asphalt Plant
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    • Date Created: undated
    • Description: Burlington Asphalt Plant automobile, trucks, and drivers
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
    Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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      • Date Created: 1941-01-07
      • Description: Photograph dated Jan. 7, 1941. Original caption reads: "This view shows all of the Street Department sanding units consisting of four sidewalk sanding sleds, hauled by the sidewalk tractors, and three Superior Sand spreaders mounted on our dump-body trucks. These units are kept very busy during and after every sleet storm. With this equipment the Street Department handled more than 2500 cubic yards of sand mixed with approximately 100 tons of rock salt, during the past winter."
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
      Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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        • Description: Undated photograph of a snowplow in operation.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
        Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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          • Description: 1930s or 1940s photo of Burlington Street Dept. snow plow (?) vehicle.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
          Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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            • Date Created: 1937-12-13
            • Description: December 13, 1937. This view shows the snow loader in action while running a loading test. The capacity when a sufficient amount of snow is available is twenty-five to thirty cubic yards of snow per minute.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Institute Road
            Burlington Streets: Institute Road
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              • Date Created: 1946-06-29 00:00:00
              • Description: June 29, 1946 Institute Road - Rock Excavation Street Widening Project. This view looking westerly shows the concrete construction in progress on June 29 at the point where the fill leaves off and the rock excavation beings.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
              Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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                • Description: Shell Garage in Johnson, Vermont. Photo dated 1944. A mechanic works on the engine of a truck
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Military Equipment
                Military Equipment
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: 1937 photo of a pick axe head separated from its handle and bound together with leather straps displayed on a running board of a military vehicle.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
                  Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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                    • Date Created: 1942-05-25
                    • Description: May 25, 1942. This view shows the curb and gutter construction of Staniford Road looking westerly near the intersection of the proposed street leading into the George Reynolds property at No. 148 Staniford. The intersection can be seen between the two houses. Note the amount of filling necessary to bring the center of the roadway up to the proper grade. The work on the northerly side of the street was completed in Nov. 1941. A special appropriation of $4100.00 was made for the construction, $500.00 of which was for street grading. Work done by Burlington Street Dept.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
                    Burlington Streets: Staniford Road
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                      • Date Created: 1942-10-02
                      • Description: October 2, 1942. Photo No. 21. This view of Staniford Road shows the removal of the header placed at the end of each day's work. Note the planks placed on the surface of the previous day's pavement construction with base material thrown on top of the planks to allow the turning of the equipment. The asphalt distributor is applying water to the sand blotter placed on the surface of the day old completed pavement. Work done by the Burlington Street Dept.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs