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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Winooski
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    • Description: View of the Brunswick on Main Street, Winooski, Vermont with a sign advertising a pool room. A mailbox is out front. Another sign lets people know that a telephone is available. And a gas pump is seen to the right. 1930s?
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    Winooski Bridge (Old)
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      • Description: View of crumbling stone foundation of the old Winooski Bridge, Winooski, Vermont. 1927 flood damage?
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      Winooski Bridge Construction
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        • Description: Cold weather view of the reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Seen here is a wooden plank walkway built by and for the workmen who can be seen out in the Winooski River on another part of the bridge construction. Reopened in 1928.
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        Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
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          • Date Created: 1928-08-04
          • Description: August 4, 1928. Opening ceremony of the Winooski Bridge that connects Burlington and Winooski. Sign for James E. Cashman, general contractor to the right. Banners and American flags fly overhead. Cars drive over the new bridge.
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          Animals
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Photograph of a milk cow
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            Athletics, unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1957
              • Description: Class of 1957 Cathedral High School cheer leading squad. Taken in the downstairs gymnasium. Left to Right: Mary Ploof, Irene Daigle, Marilyn Murray, Judy Myette, Ann Marie Murphy, Danielle Dole, Mary Ann Ramaccia, Mary Zola and Janet Bourdeau. Photo #33.
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              Athletics, unidentified
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                • Date Created: undated
                • Description: Photo of young girls exercising with their instructor nearby. Location may be the old YMCA basketball court in Burlington, Vermont. Undated by may be 1920s or 1930s.
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                Athletics, unidentified
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Unidentified track and field team, probably taken at Centennial Field. Photo #2.
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                  Automobiles
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Photograph of a TYDOL gas tank truck operated by the C.P. Smith Co. of Burlington, taken on St. Paul St. Caption reads: "Manufactured by Boston Steel Mfig Company Malden Mass"
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                    Automobiles
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Photograph from the right of the engine block of an unidentified automobile.
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