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 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 Heineberg Bridge (old)
    Heineberg Bridge (old)
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      • Description: Undated photograph looking north toward the old Heineberg Bridge.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
      Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
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        • Date Created: 1927
        • Description: 1927 view of the Winooski River from the Burlington side. Seen is the old mill that was a branch of the American Woolen Company (later converted to Forest Hills Factory Outlet) and the pontoon bridge after the November 1927 flood. Building to the left may be of the heavily damaged Johnson Grain Co.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
        Winooski Bridge Construction
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          • Date Created: 1928-07-03
          • Description: July 3, 1928. Construction workers seen on the steel beams during the construction of the Winooski Bridge. It was destroyed in the 1927 flood and reopened in August 1928.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 view of a bridge constructed by Vermont Structural Steel. Unknown location. Photo no. 31.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (old)
            Heineberg Bridge (old)
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              • Description: Photograph dated Mar. 3, 1937, showing the result of a demolition blast on the mid river piling for the old Heineberg Bridge.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Heineberg Bridge (new)
              Heineberg Bridge (new)
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                • Description: Second photograph of four comprising a panorama with the original caption: Opening of the new Heineberg Bridge between the City of Burlington and the Town of Colchester, VT. Jan. 23, 1937.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski Bridge
                Winooski Bridge
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                  • Date Created: 1945-08-24
                  • Description: August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Winooski end of the bridge looking toward Colchester Ave. hill. Note the completed hot plant mix wearing surface on the right half of the bridge (asphalt spreader and roller shown in the distance) while two way traffic is suing the left half of the bridge. The crew in the left foreground is removing the old cold-patch aprons which were temporarily placed near the newly installed steel expansion lanes during the previous season. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
                  Winooski Bridge (4X5's)
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                    • Date Created: 1928
                    • Description: 1928 view of the Winooski Bridge from the falls in the Winooksi River. To center left is the Champlain Mill.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
                    Winooski Bridge (Washout) (4X5's)
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                      • Date Created: 1927
                      • Description: 1927 view of the Winooski River on the Winooski side, the temporary pontoon bridge built after the November 1927 flood and the Champlain Mill.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs