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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 671 - 680 of 1053 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Buildings.   Remove all  

624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

1053 still image
Miniature of Interiors (Unidentified)
Interiors (Unidentified)
Image nop
    • Description: Trinity College dining hall (cafeteria) with tables and chairs arranged in dining style. Overhead lighting fixtures have a futuristic look to them. Undated but may be 1950s. McAuley Hall? Photo #?
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
    Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
    Image nop
      • Date Created: 1955-09-12
      • Description: September 12, 1955. An interior view of portion of the remodeled S. S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Wm G. Younglove, Supt. Display counters being assembled and installed.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses - Unidentified
      Houses - Unidentified
      Image nop
        • Description: A photo of two cottage like buildings in a rural setting near a lake. Three women stand on a rock ledge with two automobiles seen to the far right. Location and date unknown but may be 1920s.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
        Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
        Image nop
          • Date Created: 1951-04-14
          • Description: April 14, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. The six floors seen to the right have the outer wall built.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
          Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
          Image nop
            • Date Created: 1951-06-10
            • Description: June 10, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. Third and fourth floors on the right end of the building seen open.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
            Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
            Image nop
              • Date Created: 1951-04-14
              • Description: April 14, 1951. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc. View of both wings of the hospital. One side walled in and the other side still open.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Old)
              Winooski Bridge (Old)
              Image nop
                • Description: View of the Winooski River and a heavily damaged building to the left (near the Johnson Grain Company?) after the November flood of 1927. In the distance is Colchester Ave.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
                Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
                Image nop
                  • Description: View of the Winooski Bridge as seen from the falls of the Winooski River. Champlain Mill is seen to the left. Undated but may be 1928.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
                  Winooski Bridge Construction
                  Image nop
                    • Description: Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood (reopened 1928). In the background is one of the mills (later housed Forest Hills Factory Outlet)
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
                    Vermont Structural Steel
                    Image nop
                      • Description: Photo of a metal frame structured building with construction workers. 1951.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs