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 Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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    • Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) view of Riverside Ave (Lower Winooski Road), Burlington. Billboard along side of road advertises White's Vermont Velvet Ice Cream made by White's Pure Milk Products located at 21 Church Street, Burlington, Vt. ; A. R. White proprietor. Photo 7 of seven part panoramic view.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
    Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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      • Description: Undated but may be 1929 or early 1930s repaving after removal or covering up of trolley tracks. To the left is a filling station and billboard signs advertising Chesterfield (cigarettes?) and the Sherwood Hotel. City street dept workmen lay fill and steamroll asphalt. Houses line the ridge towering in background.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.(4X5)
      Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.(4X5)
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        • Description: Undated view of Riverside Ave with the Fairview Garage on the far left. A billboard advertising the New Sherwood Hotel in Burlington, Vt can be seen.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
        Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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          • Description: Undated but may be 1929 or early 1930s view of Riverside Ave. before road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. To center right is Fairview Garage at 110 Riverside Ave. Billboards can be seen on the hillside.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of WCAX Radio
          WCAX Radio
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 billboard advertising WCAX radio 620 on the dial. Shown are names, radio personalities and some of the programs broadcast.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington - Street Views
            Burlington - Street Views
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              • Date Created: 1945/1946
              • Description: 1945/1946 photo of Flynn Ave and Shelburne Road. Damaged sign advertising "Oakledge Manor on Lake Champlain".
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Billboards
              Billboards
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                • Date Created: undated
                • Description: Close-up of the roadside billboard advertising Esso. Focus is on an older man portraying a doctor holding a stethoscope to a bare chested boy wearing a football helmet.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
                Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Undated photo but may be late 1920s (1928-1929). View is at the base of Colchester Ave looking up the hill with Lower Winooski Road (Riverside Ave) to the right. Automobiles line up in the intersection. To the far right are billboards and an abandoned trolley car. The cable running across the photo may be for the no longer used trolley. Construction crew works on street pavement.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Road Construction
                  Road Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1928-09-10
                    • Description: September 10, 1928. Workmen, bags of cement, trucks, machinery and road side billboards all are seen at this road construction site. On the photo's left side is seen strung lines to plumb the straight edge of the road side.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
                    Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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                      • Description: Undated but may be 1929 or early 1930s showing completed repaving project by the city street dept after the trolley tracks have been removed or covered up. View is looking towards Winooski from Burlington. To the right is the Riverside Service Station (No. 152) selling Socony gasoline. Billboards line one embankment. Colchester Ave runs along the ridge towering in the background. To the left is the Fairview Garage at 110 Riverside.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs