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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- Church buildings [377]
- Portrait photography [215]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [161]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [108]
- High school students [91]
- Priests [26]
- School children [25]
- Brides [21]
- Musical groups [21]
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- Women [21]
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- Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.) [15]
- First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [14]
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- St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
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- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [9]
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- Marriage [7]
- St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Boys [6]
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- Young men [6]
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- Middlebury College [4]
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- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [3]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Choruses [2]
- Christmas greens [2]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [2]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [2]
- Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.) [2]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
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- St. Ambrose Church (Bristol, Vt.) [1]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Saint Albans, Vt.) [1]
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- Vermont Structural Steel Corporation [1]
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Title: Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer 1952. C.A. Congdon Construction. Tearing down of the Church of the Nazarene, Burlington at the corner of Pearl Street and No. Winooski Avenue? Sign for Young's drug store seen to the far left. Undated. See also Churches, Identified mcalA09F06i01
Title: Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer 1952. C.A. Congdon Construction. Tearing down of the Church of the Nazarene. Church was torn down so that construction of a new Gulf service gas can be built here.
Title: Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Charles P. Smith, Ford dealership. Near College Street at 87 St Paul Street. To the right is the First Baptist Church, Burlington at 81 St. Paul St.
Title: Boy Scouts
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. Taken mid 1950s. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington.
Title: Boy and Cub Scouts
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mid 1950s photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington. See also mcalA01F12i04 for version of same group.
Title: Burlington Girl Scouts
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a group of Girl Scouts assemble on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal photo. The troop number on one girl's sleeves reads 23. Flag bearers and leaders stand in the back. Photo 2.
Title: Burlington Streets: Cherry Street (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cherry St. - Asphalt Paving Project. Photo dated June 29, 1946. This view of Cherry Street taken from the intersection of St. Paul Street shows the new stone-filled-sheet asphalt hot plant mix pavement in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic church (97 Cherry Street) only a few days after its completion. This pavement was constructed approximately 2 inches in thickness over the old pavement as a base. The gutters were first built up to maintain a uniform depth of 6 inch curb face. Left side building is 35 St. Paul (three story wood frame with brick veneer)
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 3, 1936 View of upper Church Street while Street Department was removing snow after the 13 inch storm of previous night. The trucks are being loaded by hand. Photo published in Images of America Burlington on the front and back covers. Retail store signs including Preston's jewelers, Carl's Dinette, drug store can be seen. The church of the First Unitarian Univeralist Society with clock in center background.
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View from lower Church Street looking north to the Unitarian Church at the head of the street. Photo taken after a major winter snowstorm. Trolley tracks have been cleared and run down the middle of the road (not used after 1929). Possible date 1920s.
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 3, 1936 View of lower Church Street after snow had been removed after 13 inch storm of night before. Looking north up Church from Main Street. The Unitarian Church is in distance, center background. Burlington City Hall is left foreground. Fire Station left next to City Hall. Cars line both sides of the street.
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of upper Church Street with street cleaning vehicle spraying water. On the left is the Masonic Temple building, on the right Abernethy Clarkson Wright building. The Unitarian Church center background. Indentations of trolley tracts still seen running down the middle of the road.
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Salvage Project. Trolley track Rail Removal Project, Burlington, Vermont. This view taken in front of Burlington City Hall (right) while the last rail was being pulled on June 25, 1943, shows the special rail pulling equipment including the device for the "rolling pull" on the rail shown at the end of the "A" frame. In the background beyond city hall is a mansard roof building (corner of Church and Main) used for worship by the First Baptist Church of Burlington from 1845-1864.
Title: Burlington Streets: Church Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936; 1943, undated; 1936; 1943, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Church Street looking north from Bank Street toward the Unitarian Church, Burlington, Vermont - July, 1931. Trolley tracks can be seen running the length of the road but no overhead lines (not used since 1929). To the left foreground is Beebe Pharmacy at 75 Church (Mason Gaylord Beebe?) in the Lambert building. Beebe will become Kelley's Pharmacy. Other retail stores seen. New Sherwood Hotel seen further up the street. Hotel burned in 1937. Name of McAllister's studio embossed in lower right along with type print label "Store No. 397 Burlington, Vt."
Title: Burlington Streets: College Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-10-19; 1929-10-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 19, 1929 dated photo of College St at the intersection of So. Winooski Ave in Burlington. To the extreme right is the Fletcher Free Library. Up from that is the College Street Congregational Church. American elm trees line both sides of the street.
Title: Burlington Streets: College Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-08-25; 1929-08-25
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Aug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending 2" above the concrete base allowing for the surface coarse of Asphalt 2" in thickness. This work is all done by City labor and City equipment of the Burlington Street Dept. Fletcher Free Library can be seen in the background on the right.
Title: Burlington Streets: College Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-10-19; 1929-10-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Oct. 19, 1929 dated photo. College Street looking west from the intersection of So. Union St. and College. Extreme left is the College Street Congregational Church. Further up the street on the same side is the Fletcher Free Library. Elm trees and parked automobiles on both sides.
Title: Burlington Streets: College Street
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-10-19; 1929-10-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Aug 25, 1929 dated photo. Pouring concrete base on College Street in front of College Street Congregational Church. Note the construction of the base showing dowels spaced 5' on centers. This concrete base was constructed in 3--10' slabs 6" in thickness with 30" gutters on either sides extending 2" above the concrete base allowing for the surface coarse of Asphalt 2" in thickness. This work is all done by City labor and City equipment of the Burlington Street Dept. Fletcher Free Library can be seen in the background on the right.
Title: Burlington Streets: Flynn Ave.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-04-27
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph dated April 27, 1931 looking eastward from the rail crossing on Park Avenue (renamed Flynn Avenue)before the widening/paving project was undertaken. Features include United Maple Products building (left), Vermont Structural Steel Corp. buildings (right) and in the distance, the steeple of St. Anthony's Church.
Title: Burlington Streets: Main Street (Upper)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter view of Main Street with city street dept truck with snowplowing equipment attached. Crew members, one with snow shovel, stand nearby. What appears to be a three bay window church is seen behind the truck. Undated (1920s?)
Title: Burlington Streets: Union St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
November 20, 1928. View is South Union looking north from Main Street showing the finished pavement of 2" black base with 2" asphalt top constructed on old telford base done by the Burlington Street Dept. Memorial Auditorium is to the left at the northwest corner of South Union and Main Streets. On the same side of the street just to the north is the College Street Congregational Church. On the right are residences no longer in existence. See UVM's Historic Burlington Project, Burlington, Vermont, South of Pearl Street photographs from 1930s 1940s for more information.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Spring 1950 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of the front of the sanctuary of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vt with Cathedral Grammar School students ready for First Communion.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont.
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