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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Topic: ("Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets")
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1939-05-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 8, 1939. Sewer construction crew members work in and above a long narrow trench at a sewer project site.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1939-05-08
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 8, 1939. Sewer construction project underway with the use of a crane in front of the Pine Glen Tavern restaurant at 1310 North Avenue, Burlington (near where Gosse Court is currently). Walter E. Gosse, proprietor.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937-03-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
March 5, 1937. View of a long narrow trench with a manhold seen in the foreground. Long timbers span the trench all down the line.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937-03-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
March 5, 1937. View of a late winter field. Trees have been felled as their trunks are seen sticking up. Some trunks have been dug up. A wire fence spans the area. Seen in the distance is what looks like a tunnel as part of a sewer project site.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937-03-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
March 5, 1937. View of a long trench as it stretches across a field just passing the corner of a barn.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-04-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 24, 1931. View of a long dry narrow trench as it stretches on pass some residential homes (seen at upper right) at this sewer project site.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-04-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 24, 1931. View of long dry narrow trench as it stretches across a residential area at a sewer project site. Homes can be seen in the background.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1933-02-02
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
February 2, 1933. Crew members work in dug out area with high dirt embankments surrounding them on three sides at this sewer project site. A chute can be seen at the top of the photo in which the men help manipulate material.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1933-02-02
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
February 2, 1933. View from above looking down on a sewer project site with men working on a wooden platform above a rebar structure. One man in the center of the photo in an overcoat over sees the work being done.
Title: Sewer Projects
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-06
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 1929. Break in ravine sewer caused by exceptional rain storm. Note the the new metal pipes piled up in back with other supplies and equipment. See also mcalA16F13i17
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1932-04-25; 1932-04-25
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 25, 1932. A Rutland Railroad steam engine spans a construction area of a sewer project near the water front in Burlington. See also mcalA16F12i19
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 1932. View of a wide trench down the middle of the street at a sewer project site. Wooden timber structures are seen in the trench. Photo printed backwards as the date is seen written backwards in the lower left corner.
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937-03-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
March 5, 1937. Laying pipe at a sewer project site.
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-05-02
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
May 2, 1934. South End Sewer Project. Docket No. 2353. Burlington, Vermont. Crew members work in a narrow and deep trench at the project site.
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-04-20
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 20, 1934. South End Sewer Project. Docket No. 2353. Burlington, Vermont. A wooden sign identifies this project as part of the Federal Public Works. View of a very narrow trench in which one worker holds a jackhammer. A line of rocks are seen topside to the left.
Title: Sewer Projects (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937-03-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
March 5, 1937. View of a long narrow trench with a manhole seen in the forefront. Timbers span the trench and workmen are in the background laying pipe at this sewer project site.
Title: Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-01-20; 1944-01-20
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 20, 1944. NORTH BEND STREET SEWER CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. This view shows the intersection of North Bend Street in front of the Pomeroy "Stone" Cottage. This project extends from the intersection of Oak Street and North Bend northerly a distance of 110 feet to the intersection shown in the foreground, thence easterly a distance of 167 feet to the dead-end manhole. A new manhole and two catch basins and one manhole are to be constructed at this intersection. 15 inch clay sewer tile is being used in the first section and 10 inch clay sewer tile is being used in the second section. This installation will take care of the surface drainage which here-to-fore has overflowed down over the bank to the left, into the Intervale, but because of the new road now leading to the Refuse Disposal Grounds, this surface water would create severe damage to the road and adjoining banks. Note also the catch basin being constructed at the intersection of North Bend Street and Walnut Street shown in the background. The frost on this date was approximately 4 feet in depth.
Title: Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-10-09; 1935-10-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 9, 1935 view of intersection of Route 7 (Shelburne Road or Street) and bottom of Ledge Road as it ascends up hill to the east. City street dept workmen do road or sewer construction. A dept. truck supplies power.
Title: Sewer Projects (Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-10-09; 1935-10-09
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 9, 1935 view of intersection of Route 7 (Shelburne Road or Street) and bottom of Ledge Road as it ascends up hill to the east. City street dept workmen do road or sewer construction. A dept. truck supplies power.
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943-16-25; 1943-06-25
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 25, 1943. Trolley track rail removal project. Church Street retail stores seen to the right include Hayes and Carney Men's Clothes, Western Union office, City Hall (distant right) See also mcalA04F05i07 and mcalA04F05i05 (with note "reshot")
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; 1943
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. See also mcalA04F04i12
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943-06-25; 1943-06-25
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 25, 1943. Trolley track rail removal project. Church Street retail stores seen to the left include Hayes and Carney Men's Clothes, Western Union office.
Title: Streets, Roads: Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-10-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 7, 1946. Institute Road Rock Excavation Street Widening Project showing new sidewalk construction work done by the city street dept. See also mcalA05F07i12
Title: Surveyors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1932-12-20
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 20, 1932. Stadia survey party while on survey for city map and topography for sewer and drainage system in North portion of city.
Title: UVM - Fraternities - Phi Delta Theta
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity, with house at 439 College St., Burlington, Vt. (same group as in mcalB19F28i01). This photo appears on p.136 of the 1953 Ariel, the UVM student yearbook. Photo #12.
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