Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Winooski (Vt.) [35]
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- Winooski River (Vt.) [4]
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- image [35]
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- black-and-white photographs [32]
- photographs [32]
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- Construction projects [35]
- Bridges [29]
- Construction workers [10]
- Street photography [10]
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Title: Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929; 10-21
October 21, 1929. View of Riverside Ave after resurfacing of the road by the city street dept approaching the Winooski Bridge. Old mill on the left (later converted to Forest Hills Factory Outlet) was a branch of the American Woolen Company and known as Champlain Mills. This mill is on East Canal Street, Winooski.
Title: Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Undated photo of Riverside Ave but may date from 1929 or early 1930s. Shows city street dept workers resurfacing a portion of the road as it approaches the intersection of Riverside and Colchester Ave. near the Winooski Bridge. The Champlain Mill (branch of the American Woolen Company) in Winooski is seen in the center background.
Title: Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Undated photo but may be 1929 or early 1930s view of portion of Riverside Ave looking toward Winooski, the bridge and the Champlain Mills during road construction project by the Burlington Street Dept.
Title: Churches, Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Slate roof being removed from St. Francis De Salles Church. Winooski, VT. By the A.C. Hathorn Co. Roofing Contractors - Burlington, VT. And being recovered with Anaconder Sheet Copper. Undated.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of a large dirt pile to the left of the photo and some timber construction seen to the right. The Champlain Mill in Winooski, Vermont is seen in the upper right corner of the photo.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winooski Bridge Construction ; sewer project
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winooski Bridge Construction ; sewer project ; view of rebar supports
Title: Winooski Bridge
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943-06-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 3, 1943. This view shows a close-up of the "A" frame and special attachment for a "rolling pull". In removing the (trolley track) rails on this project without the aid of a cutting torch and with very little damage to the pavement.
Title: Winooski Bridge
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-08-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Burlington end of the bridge looking northerly. Note the asphalt construction crew placing the 2 inch hot plant mix asphalt wearing surface on the westerly half of the bridge while the other half is being used for two way traffic. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
Title: Winooski Bridge
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-08-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Winooski end of the bridge looking toward Colchester Ave. hill. Note the completed hot plant mix wearing surface on the right half of the bridge (asphalt spreader and roller shown in the distance) while two way traffic is suing the left half of the bridge. The crew in the left foreground is removing the old cold-patch aprons which were temporarily placed near the newly installed steel expansion lanes during the previous season. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-03-23
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Reconstruction of the Winooksi Bridge after the 1927 flood. Seen here is wood framing for the bridge on the Burlington side looking toward Winooski. Champlain Mill to the right.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood (reopened 1928). In the background is one of the mills (later housed Forest Hills Factory Outlet)
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-06-12
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 12, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened in 1928. Champlain Mill seen to the right.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-06-12
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 12, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened 1928. View is from Winooski looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. To the far right no longer is seen the Johnson Grain Co. building as it has been torn down.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 3, 1928. Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Reopened 1928. View is looking toward Winooski. Champlain Mill to the right.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of where the Winooski Bridge was swept away in the 1927 flood. Still much debris seen. View is looking across the river up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. To the far right no longer is seen the Johnson Grain Co. building as it has been torn down.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-03-23
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cold weather view of the reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after the 1927 flood. Seen here is a wooden plank walkway built by and for the workmen who can be seen out in the Winooski River on another part of the bridge construction. Reopened in 1928.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 7, 1928. 5 P.M. Construction workers rebuild the Winooski Bridge connecting Burlington and Winooki over the Winooski River. View is looking toward Winooski.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 3, 1928. Construction workers seen on the steel beams during the construction of the Winooski Bridge. It was destroyed in the 1927 flood and reopened in August 1928.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 5, 1928. Construction workers rebuild the Winooski Bridge that had been destroyed in the 1927 flood. View is looking up Colchester Ave. on the Burlington side.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of the seemingly flimsy wooden supports for a wooden plank walkway during the construction of the Winooski Bridge that had been destroyed in the 1927 flood. New solid concrete bridge supports are seen. In the background is one of the mills (later location of Forest Hills Factory Outlet)
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after it was destroyed by the 1927 flood. Seen here is of one of the new supports. View is looking toward Winooski.
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Reconstruction of the Winooski Bridge after it was destroyed in the 1927 flood. Seen here is one of the new supports. In the background is one of the mills.
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