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 Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 photo of the Strong Building, home of Strong Hardware Co. and the Strong Theatre, as well as a drugstore and ice cream shop. Date on the building is 1902. The marquee reads: Abbott and Costello: "The Naughty Nineties," with Alan Curtis. (The movie came out in 1945.) The building was destroyed by arson in 1970, and rubble at the site was used to help build the Burlington bike path.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Streets: North Street
    Burlington Streets: North Street
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      • Date Created: 1930-08-18
      • Description: August 18, 1930. Caption reads "Prepairing [i.e. Preparing] road bed on North St at Champlain St prior to new construction." The Burlington Street Dept has torn up the old trolley (streetcar) tracks. To the left is drug store of Eugene Gosselin at 146 No. Champlain St. Across the street on the right is Vincent's Shoe Store at 144 No. Champlain. More information on this photo can be found on the web site Historic Project Burlington, Vermont Old North End 1930s and 1940s.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: North Street
      Burlington Streets: North Street
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        • Date Created: 1930-08-25
        • Description: August 25, 1930. Intersection of North St and Champlain St open to traffic 3PM. A Burlington Rapid Transit Company bus on its North End Loop route seen in the center. Eugene Gosselin Drug Store at 146 No. Champlain St. is on the right. Road has been resurfaced by the city street dept.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
        Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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          • Description: Summer 1952. Construciton of new Gulf gas service station at the corner of Pearl Street and North Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt. Young's drug store to the left. Winter-Spring.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
            Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
              Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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                • Description: July 15, 1952. Construction of a new Gulf gas service station at the corner of Pearl St. and No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. C.A. Congdon Construction. Young's drug store to the left. See also mcalB01F17i04
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
                Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1936
                  • Description: Drugstore. Well-stocked shelves and two or more tables for light meals and beverages.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
                  Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
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                    • Date Created: 1946
                    • Description: 1946 photo of the Strong Building, home of Strong Hardware Co. and the Strong Theatre, as well as Brown's Pharmacy and ice cream shop. Date on the building is 1902. The marquee reads: Abbott and Costello: "The Naughty Nineties," with Alan Curtis. (The movie came out in 1945.) The building was destroyed by arson in 1970, and rubble at the site was used to help build the Burlington bike path.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
                    Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs