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 Vergennes High School - Basketball
Vergennes High School - Basketball
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    • Date Created: 1943/1944
    • Description: 1943 / 1944 Vergennes High School girls basketball team and coaches in the school gymnasium. Ball held by youngest member (front, center) is dated "43-44." (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #2.
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    Miniature of Portraits - Family
    Portraits - Family
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      • Date Created: 1943
      • Description: 1943 indoor photo of four women and an infant, very likely three or four generations of the family.
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      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
      Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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        • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #13.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
        Camp Abnaki - Waterfront
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          • Description: 1943 photo of boys on the dock near a sailboat. Other campers are swimming, canoeing and diving in Lake Champlain while at Camp Abnaki. Photo #16.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
          Vergennes High School - Basketball
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            • Date Created: 1943-1944
            • Description: 1943 -1944 Vergennes High School boys basketball team, with coaching and management staff, in the school gymnasium. (Vergennes High School was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union Hgh School, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski Bridge
            Winooski Bridge
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              • Date Created: 1943-06-02
              • Description: June 2, 1943. This view shows the entire width of the track area being removed and replaced with cement concrete. The steel cross ties and tie rods were removed as salvage by breaking the slab with the aid of jackhammers and special pulling methods.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Streets: Church Street
              Burlington Streets: Church Street
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                • Date Created: 1943-06-25 00:00:00
                • Description: Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vt. Date on photo June 25, 1943. This view shows the process of removing the trolley car tracks on Church Street where they were embedded in reinforced concrete. An auxiliary air tank was used to supply additional compressed air for operating the paving breakers in loosening the cement around the rails. This picture was taken on the last day of this project. Construction workers seen. To the left is Burlington City Hall; just beyond is the Fire Station. On the right are retail stores that include Ellsworth jewelry, Star Restaurant American and Chinese (144 Church St.)
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Streets: St. Paul St.(4X5)
                Burlington Streets: St. Paul St.(4X5)
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                  • Date Created: 1943-04-29
                  • Description: Photograph dated Apr. 29, 1943. Rail Removal Project in progress at Intersection of Main and St. Paul St. Heavy girder rails with switch being removed from brick pavement in front of Hotel Vermont.
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                  Miniature of Winooski Bridge Repair
                  Winooski Bridge Repair
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                    • Date Created: 1943-06-03
                    • Description: June 3, 1943. Winooski Bridge under repair. Machinery and crew on site. View toward Burlington and Colchester Ave.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Shelburne High School
                    Shelburne High School
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                      • Date Created: 1943
                      • Description: 1943 photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 5 girls and 1 boy. The school closed in 1964. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs