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 Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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    • Description: Undated (may be 1920s) view of lower Main Street with the Van Ness House, on the right, a hotel that once occupied the southwest corner of Main and St. Paul Street. Up the street also on the right is seen the corner of the Hotel Vermont. Used Truck sign also on the right in foreground. Trolley (cable) car tracks run the center of the street with cable wires seen overhead. Socony gas station sign on the left.
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    Miniature of Van Ness House Hotel, Burlington
    Van Ness House Hotel, Burlington
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      • Description: Van Ness House Hotel in Burlington, Vermont. Once location on the southwest corner of Main and St. Paul Street. In the foreground is seen a portion of City Hall Park.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
      Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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        • Description: Undated view (may be late 1920s or early 1930s) of the corner of Main Street and St. Paul showing workmen (probably city street dept crew) working on the sidewalks. Portions of the sidewalks can be seen covered with a protective material. The street is paved with brick. A horse and wagon can be seen in the center of the photo. Behind is the Hotel Vermont.
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        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Church Street
        Burlington Streets: Church Street
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: View of Church Street looking north (Unitarian Church seen center background). A city street vehicle cleans the street. Trolley tracks run down the middle of the road (not used after 1929). Retail stores line both sides and include George G. Mylkes Antiques (#41), F. W. Woolworth Co. 5 and 10 cent store (#37-39), The New Sherwood Hotel (corner of Church and Cherry; hotel burned in 1937), Liggetts Drug Store (#30). On the right Red 46 Department Store (#38-#50)
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Church Street
          Burlington Streets: Church Street
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: View of Church Street looking south from the intersection of Pearl and Church. Trolley tracks run the length of the street (not used after 1929). Trolley lines faintly seen strung above. The old Abernethy Clarkson Wright building is on the left in foreground, retail store signs can be seen, on the right a sign for the New Sherwood Hotel.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Cherry Street (4X5)
            Burlington Streets: Cherry Street (4X5)
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              • Date Created: undated
              • Description: View of newly paved Cherry Street in Burlington looking west from South Winooski Avenue. Wooden clapboard, brick buildings and retail stores line the street. The New Sherwood Hotel is the tall building in the background on the right. The taller spire in background may be the Cathedral School on the southwest corner of St. Paul and Cherry Streets. Automobiles are parked on both sides. Possibly taken in the 1920s - 1930s.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Queen City Park, So. Burlington
              Queen City Park, So. Burlington
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                • Description: Photo of a large three story hotel in Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. Railings wrap around the 2nd and 3rd story porches. Believed to have burned in the 1930s.
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                Miniature of Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
                Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Close up portion of photo mcalB16F20i01 of group of people standing outside next to the Queen City Park Hotel (far left). Another one story building behind them. Undated.
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                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Church Street
                  Burlington Streets: Church Street
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Winter view of Church Street after a major snowstorm. Traffic signal stands at the head of the street with traffic and directional instructions. The New Sherwood Hotel (burned 1937) is seen center right. Retail stores line both sides of the street. Possible date 1936.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
                    Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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                      • Date Created: 1940-10-29
                      • Description: Oct. 29, 1940 dated photo. This view shows the intersection of St. Paul Street and Main Street looking south from a point opposite the Central Terminal. This new asphalt pavement was constructed by the Street Department from regular and special funds with the aid of a small appropriation available from the State Highway Department for "Back Roads". This project continues from this point south to the south side of the intersection of Spruce Street including all intersecting streets within these limits comprising a total of 11,100 square yards. On the left is the Hotel Vermont. Across the street is the building that once held the Van Ness House, a hotel.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs