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 Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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    • Date Created: 1928-07-05
    • Description: July 5, 1928. Construction continues on the Winooski bridge with massive steel beams stretching across the Winooski River. View to looking toward Winooski. Photo # 6.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
    Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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      • Date Created: 1928
      • Description: 1928 photo of military men and horse drawn ordnance in formation. Tents in background. Photo #14.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction
      Winooski Bridge Construction
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        • Date Created: 1928-07-07
        • Description: July 7, 1928. 5 P.M. Construction workers rebuild the Winooski Bridge connecting Burlington and Winooki over the Winooski River. View is looking toward Winooski.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
        Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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          • Date Created: 1928-11-21
          • Description: Photograph dated Nov. 21, 1928 Wed. 2PM. Original caption reads: Laying 2" asphalt wearing surface on 6" cement concrete base which was poured Tuesday P.M. Nov. 20 (24 hours old) using "Incor" Knickerbocker Lone Star Cement.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Bridges, Potash Brook
          Bridges, Potash Brook
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            • Date Created: 1928
            • Description: Bridge over Potash Brook, South Burlington
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Streets, Roads: Unidentified
            Streets, Roads: Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1928-09-17
              • Description: September 17, 1928. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the Burlington city street.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
              Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
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                • Date Created: 1928-06-12
                • Description: June 12, 1928. View of the new Winooski bridge concrete supports looking toward the Burlington side and Colchester Ave.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies
                Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies
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                  • Date Created: 1928-08-04
                  • Description: August 4, 1928. Official opening of the Winooski Bridge between Burlington and Winooski, Vermont. Rebuilt after the 1927 flood. Seen is a marching band parading across the bridge. Flags and banners are strung overhead. Spectators, both adults and children, watch from the sidelines.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Road Construction
                  Road Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1928
                    • Description: Dated 1928. Road crew work with machinery smoothing the newly laid pavement.
                    • 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