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 Graduation - Unidentified
Graduation - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1939
    • Description: 1939 photograph of a photo showing graduates gathered outside on steps with their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
    Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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      • Description: 1939 Herberg Auto Service Inc. located at 137-139 South Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. George M and Donald R. Herberg, owners and executives. Fall-Winter.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Sewer Projects
      Sewer Projects
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        • Date Created: 1939-05-08
        • Description: May 8, 1939. Sewer construction project underway with the use of a crane in front of the Pine Glen Tavern restaurant at 1310 North Avenue, Burlington (near where Gosse Court is currently). Walter E. Gosse, proprietor.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Airport
        Burlington Airport
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          • Date Created: 1939-11-23
          • Description: November 23, 1939. WPA (Work Projects Administration) Project No. 65-1-12-43. This view shows the penetration of the armor coat on the northerly half of the 1,250 foot extension of the north-south runway. This view also shows the spreading operation of applying the peastone cover with the aid of the rotary type chip spreader as well as the rolling of the surface with a ten ton tandem roller and hand brooming of the peastone cover where necessary. Note the 100 foot radius turning area at the upper right of the picture.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Locust St.
          Burlington Streets: Locust St.
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            • Date Created: 1939-05-08 00:00:00
            • Description: May 8, 1939. Locust Street, WPA Project No. 665-12-1-38 looking easterly from Pine Street while constructing telford base and sidewalk filling.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs,Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: North Street
            Burlington Streets: North Street
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              • Date Created: 1939-08-15
              • Description: August 18, 1930. City street dept crew pours cement on resufacing project of North Street between No. Winooski Ave and Elmwood Ave. Emptied cement bags lay on the ground. To the right is 204 North St. location of Paramount Cut Rate Shoppe.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
              Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.(4X5's)
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                • Date Created: 1939-08-15
                • Description: Photograph dated Aug. 15, 1939. Original caption reads: This view shows the construction of the binder course or leveling course on South Winooski Avenue near the intersection of Howard Street and Saint Paul Street. Note also the penetration base constructed in the gutter at the left side of the picture after the old concrete curbing had been raised approximately nine inches. Note the method used in placing the asphalt mixture with the Adnun asphalt spreader.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
                Graduation - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1939
                  • Description: Photograph of a 1939 photo showing graduates gathered outside on steps with their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Road Construction (4X5)
                  Road Construction (4X5)
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                    • Description: Photograph dated May 8, 1939. Westward view on an unidentified Burlington Street. Original caption reads: Street construction.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Sewer Projects
                    Sewer Projects
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                      • Description: November 24, 1939. A dump truck deposits its load at a sewer project site as crew members work nearby. Other trucks and machinery seen.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs