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 Road Construction
Road Construction
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    • Date Created: 1931-04-23
    • Description: April 23, 1931. View of a road under constructions. A strip of crushed stone all along the street is seen to the left.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Road Construction
    Road Construction
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      • Date Created: 1931-06-29
      • Description: June 29, 1931. Work crew men seen working crushed stone on surface of road during construction.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
      Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
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        • Date Created: 1931-05-18
        • Description: Photograph dated May 18, 1931 of a tank truck of the Burlington Street Dept. used for street cleaning
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
        Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
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          • Date Created: 1931-08-04
          • Description: Photograph dated Aug. 4, 1941. Original caption reads: "Barrett Street Improvement: This view shows Barrett Street looking easterly from the intersection of Colchester Avenue after the construction of the new integral curbs and gutters and sidewalk; also note the regrading of grass area on the shoulder at the right and the surfacing of the old stone basement wall with reinforced concrete under the veranda of the Pichierri apartment house at the left; also note the installation of new electric light and power pole line back of the curb on the southerly side of the street.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
          Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
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            • Date Created: 1931-04-27
            • Description: Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking westward on Park Avenue prior to the widening/paving project. In the distance can be seen St. Anthony's Church (left) and Champlain Elementary School (right).
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Sewer Projects
            Sewer Projects
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              • Date Created: 1931-04-24
              • Description: April 24, 1931. View of long dry narrow trench as it stretches across a residential area at a sewer project site. Homes can be seen in the background.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
              Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
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                • Date Created: 1931-06-13 00:00:00
                • Description: Photograph dated June 13, 1931 of the road widening project on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue) looking westward from the railroad crossing.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Streets: North Ave
                Burlington Streets: North Ave
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                  • Date Created: 1931-06-29
                  • Description: Photograph dated June 29, 1931 showing a road crew laying the rock base for the paving project on North Avenue. This photograph may have been taken at the corner of Institute Road and North Avenue, looking northerly.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
                  Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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                    • Date Created: 1931-10-07
                    • Description: Photograph dated Oct. 7, 1931 looking north on South Winooski Avenue from the intersection of Bank Street and South Winooski Avenue. The towers of the 1st Congregational Church and the 1st Methodist Church can be seen on the east side of the street.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Road Construction
                    Road Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1931-05-18
                      • Description: May 18, 1931. Men operate large tank truck as it sprays material on the road surface.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs