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 Sewer Projects
Sewer Projects
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    • Date Created: 1932-04-25
    • Description: April 25, 1932. View of a rebar structure that is part of a major sewer project down near the railroad tracks in Burlington. Rutland Railroad cars seen in the background.
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    Miniature of Sewer Projects
    Sewer Projects
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      • Date Created: 1932-06-04
      • Description: June 4, 1932. View down into an area with much timber construction. Metal side supports and cross beams are seen along with metal rods spanning some of the open areas.
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      Miniature of Sewer Projects
      Sewer Projects
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        • Date Created: 1932-08-11
        • Description: August 11, 1932. A major street construction sewer project is underway. A huge trench has been dug and workmen, cross beam timbers and large pipes can be seen.
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        Miniature of Surveyors
        Surveyors
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          • Date Created: 1932-12-20
          • Description: December 20, 1932. Stadia survey party while on survey for city map and topography for sewer and drainage system in North portion of city.
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          Miniature of Sewer Projects
          Sewer Projects
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            • Date Created: 1932-08-11
            • Description: August 11, 1932. View of some of the timber construction involved in a sewer project.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Sewer Projects
            Sewer Projects
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              • Date Created: 1932-06-23
              • Description: June 23, 1932. A view along the huge pipe nestled in among timber cross beams and wood plank walls.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vermont Industrial School Band [Vergennes]
              Vermont Industrial School Band [Vergennes]
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                • Date Created: 1932-09-03
                • Description: September 4, 1932. Vermont's Best Boys Band 1932. Vermont Industrial School Band, Vergennes, Vermont. Taken in front of the Graham Cottage. Photo #4.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Sewer Projects
                Sewer Projects
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                  • Date Created: 1932-06-04
                  • Description: June 4, 1932. A view of metal side supports and timber cross beams with some planks in place over a water filled trench.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Sewer Projects
                  Sewer Projects
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                    • Date Created: 1932-03-09
                    • Description: March 9, 1932. Members of a crew work with shovels on a timber platform within a wooden frame. Lumber is seen laying on the ground to the left. Trucks and other equipment are in the area.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Sewer Projects
                    Sewer Projects
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                      • Date Created: 1932-08-11
                      • Description: August 11, 1932. View of water running through an opening in a sewer project.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs