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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- Champlain, Lake [1]
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- black-and-white photographs [278]
- photographs [278]
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- Construction workers [352]
- Construction projects [329]
- Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets [199]
- Street photography [181]
- Buildings [37]
- Champlain Transportation Company [21]
- Business [20]
- Architectural photography [17]
- United StatesPublic Works Administration. [16]
- Sewage disposal [14]
- Stores, Retail [13]
- Bridges [12]
- Portrait photography [12]
- Employees [10]
- Urban parks [9]
- Machinery [8]
- Tractors [8]
- Church buildings [7]
- VermontEmergency Relief Administration [7]
- Billboards [6]
- Railroad trains [6]
- United StatesWork Projects Administration. [6]
- Automobiles [5]
- Railroad tracks [5]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- Street signs [4]
- Theaters [4]
- Waste disposal sites [4]
- Men [3]
- Oil storage tanks [3]
- Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Ticonderoga (Steamship) [3]
- Tractors Equipment and supplies [3]
- University of Vermont [3]
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Topic: ("Construction workers")
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: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 / 1936 winter photo of workmen digging near some residential homes. Might this be a P.W.A. or W.P.A. sewer project. See also mcalB07F33i09 Construction sites for slightly different exposure.
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
Title: Street Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair. Wheelbarrows and plumb line seen.
Title: Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-12-30
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
December 30, 1954. Engineers and surveyors signal and look through their instruments. On this date the flooding of a man made basin is taking place. The steamship Ticonderoga was pushed into the basin. The flooding allows the ship to rise as one million gallons of water per hour fill the basin. Surveyor calculations is the only way to position the ship precisely over a submerged wheeled cradle. Photo 84.
Title: Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955-01-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
January 19, 1955. Some of the men and equipment on site needed to prepare the terrain for the transport of the steamship Ticonderoga to the Shelburne Museum. The engineering firm of Merritt-Chapman & Scott were contracted to undertake the move. They subcontracted with W. B. Hill Co. of Tilton, New Hampshire to oversee the ship's overland trip. Photo 104.
Title: Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955-02-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
February 5, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga inches her way along double railroad tracks. Metal rods and wooden planks span the center between the two tracks. Men of W. B. Hill Company of Tilton, New Hampshire attend the rails helping to ensure that the boat safely navigates its 2 mile trip overland to the Shelburne Museum.
Title: Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955-04-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 5, 1955. Workmen of the W. B. Hill Company lay double tracks upon which the steamship Ticonderoga will cross the Rutland Railroad tracks. The boat nears the end of its overland journey to the Shelburne Museum. The permanent Rutland tracks are seen beneath the double tracks. Photo 159.
Title: UVM - Housing (Temporary)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Foundations of new "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden, Buckham, and Wills Halls in the foreground, with soon-to-be removed temporary housing beyond the construction area. Older university buildings (Billings Library, Ira Allen Chapel, etc.) are on the horizon. Dated 1947.
Title: Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arch structure. Workmen and airplanes seen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #7.
Title: Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel structure and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #6.
Title: Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel structure and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #5.
Title: Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches, workmen and contractors sign. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington. Photo #4.
Title: Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington
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: 1928-07-07
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 (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 5, 1928. Workmen continue construction on the Winooski bridge smoothing the pavement surface. View is looking up Colchester Ave on the Burlington side. Photo No. 10
Title: Winooski Bridge Construction (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-07-03
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 3, 1928. Rebar is in place as construction of the new Winooski Bridge continues throughout the summer. View is looking toward Winooski.
Title: Winooski Bridge Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1943-06-02
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 2, 1943. On the Winooski Bridge under repair. Champlain Mill to the right. View toward Winooski.
Title: Winooski Bridge Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-08-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. On the Winooski Bridge with view toward Burlington and Colchester Ave. Trucks and workmen doing repair. See also mcalB22F18i01 taken moments apart from this image.
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