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 (old)
Heineberg Bridge (old)
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    • Description: Undated photograph looking north toward the old Heineberg Bridge, taken in winter.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
    Heineberg Bridge (old)
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      • Description: Photograph dated 2-16-35. Original caption reads: Heineberg Bridge from a point upstream. Note the sag in the chords and the damage to the projection over the right abatement done by recent high water.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
      Heineberg Bridge (old)
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        • Description: Photograph dated Feb. 9, 1937, taken of the detonations of charges during the demolition of the old Heineberg Bridge.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Old)
        Winooski Bridge (Old)
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          • Date Created: 1927
          • Description: 1927 view of an embankment with sandbags piled up. Winooski River seen to the left. Factory mill in the distance.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
          Crown Point Bridge (Lake Champlain)
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            • Description: Crown Point Bridge, New York state, with two benches. Undated.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook (4X5)
            Bridges, Potash Brook (4X5)
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              • Date Created: 1928
              • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Bridges: Unidentified
              Bridges: Unidentified
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                • Date Created: undated
                • Description: Undated photo of a bridge spanning a body of water in an unnamed location. Buildings seen at each end of the bridge.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Highway Bridge (Cambridge, VT)
                Highway Bridge (Cambridge, VT)
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of Highway Bridge in Cambridge, Vermont located on Route 15 ; constructed by the Vermont Structural Steel Company
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
                  Bridges, Potash Brook
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                    • Date Created: 1928
                    • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
                    Bridges, Potash Brook
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                      • Date Created: 1928
                      • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs