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: 1933-02-02
    • Description: February 2, 1933. View from above looking down on a sewer project site with men working on a wooden platform above a rebar structure. One man in the center of the photo in an overcoat over sees the work being done.
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    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
    Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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      • Date Created: 1933-09-01 00:00:00
      • Description: September 1, 1933 #3 dated photo of Main Street looking East from University Place before street widening and resurfacing. City water reservoir to center right with the Pump House just visible. Near the University of Vermont campus.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
      Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
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        • Date Created: 1933-11-17
        • Description: November 17, 1933; 11-17-33 N. R. M. #60B Federal Project Main Street looking west from city limits. Large pieces of crushed stone lay on one side of the street in this resurfacing project. Wooden saw horses serve as barriers. Workmen and vehicles seen further up the road.
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        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
        Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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          • Date Created: 1933-06-13 00:00:00
          • Description: June 13, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. showing street department crew laying tar on the south side of the street. More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Project Burlington web site.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Maple Street
          Burlington Streets: Maple Street
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            • Date Created: 1933-07-12
            • Description: Photograph dated July 12, 1933 showing the road surface of Maple Street before paving. The photo was taken near the intersection of Pine Street and Maple Street looking westerly down Maple Street towards Lake Champlain. The breakwater can be seen in the distance.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
            Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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              • Date Created: 1933-07-12 00:00:00
              • Description: July 12, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. looking west in the direction of Mansfield Ave. Robert Hull Fleming Museum is on left (constructed in 1931). More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Streets: Pine St.
              Burlington Streets: Pine St.
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                • Date Created: 1933-07-12 00:00:00
                • Description: July 12, 1933. Burlington street dept crew members working at the southeast corner at intersection of Pine Street and King Street with several children watching. Asphalt or some other road material being laid. Steam roller at center right. Seen is Number 79 / 81 King Street. Leary's Market at No. 79. The word "creamery" is seen in the window. More information on this photo can be found at UVM's web site on Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl photographs from 1930s 1940s.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Road Construction
                Road Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1933-07-12
                  • Description: July 12, 1933. View of a residential street in Burlington.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Maple Street
                  Burlington Streets: Maple Street
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                    • Date Created: 1933-07-12
                    • Description: Photograph dated July 12, 1933 taken at a track crossing on Maple Street near Battery Street. The photograph is looking easterly up Maple Street past the Burlington Coal & Ice Co. (50 Maple Street) and, across the street, Burlington Grocery CO. (49 Battery Street).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
                    Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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                      • Date Created: 1933-07-12 00:00:00
                      • Description: July 12, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. showing the road surface. Looking in the direction of the Fleming Museum (on left but difficult to see).
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs