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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- Burlington (Vt.) [56]
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- black-and-white photographs [47]
- photographs [47]
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- Dwellings [60]
- Street photography [60]
- Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets [25]
- Construction projects [25]
- Architectural photography [16]
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- G.S. Blodgett Corporation [1]
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Topic: ("Dwellings")
Topic: ("Street photography")
Title: Burlington Streets: Union St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of So. Union Street showing the trolley tracks removed and the empty trenches where they once were. Dwellings line the street many with sloping lawns.
Title: Burlington Streets: Union St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1938; 10-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 10, 1938. Intersection of Pearl Street and North Union (to the right of the photo) and South Union (leading to the left). Street Dept. crew works near the street sign post at the corner of No. Union (extreme right). To the left across Pearl Street is No. 233 Pearl (built in 1814).
Title: Burlington Streets: Williams St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-20
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 20, 1931. Photo # 1. View looking south toward Pearl Street during street construction project by the city street dept. showing Mixed In Place Asphalt Macadam - Showing surface after flush coat had been applied and a light carpet of sand to aid in rolling and to render surface more dense. Dwellings seen on both sides of the street.
Title: Burlington Streets: Williams St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-01
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams Street and to the extreme right is No. 380 Pearl.
Title: Burlington Streets: Williams St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-20
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 20, 1931. Photo # 2. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Here a steam roller smooths the road surface. Caption reads "Same as #1 after rolling."
Title: Burlington Streets: Williams St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed in Place Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
Title: Burlington Streets: Williams St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-19
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 19, 1931. View of Williams Street looking south toward Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Mixed-in-Place-Asphalt Macadam 2 1/2" of crushed stone from 1/4" to 2" uniformly mixed. This picture shows the first application of #7 Asphalt being applied at the rate of 9/10 gal. per sq. yd. with the City owned Kinney Distributor and mixed with spring-tooth farm harrow.
Title: Houses -Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of 27 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
Title: Houses -Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of two unidentified houses. Home on the right has two sets of steps leading to entrances and an upper story open porch.
Title: Houses -Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1940s photo of house at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington after a heavy snow fall. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing outside?
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Lower Church Street. In another photo, identified as 209 Church St. Owner: George F. LaFrance. Dated 1949 - 1950.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s photo of house at Grant Street and North Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s photo of 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
45 So. Willard Street and 134 Buell Street. Three story clapboard house at the intersection of Buell St. and So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont as the street sign states. The Buell St entrance is at the stairs seen at the far left.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. The chimney displays a large decorative "C."
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of 209 lower Church Street, Burlington, Vt.
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
134 Buell Street entrance (at center stairs). Three story clapboard house at the intersection of Buell St. and So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont. There is also a 45 So. Willard St entrance. See also mcalA11F15i07
Title: Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s photo of 57 Grant Street at the corner of Grant and North Winooski Ave., Burlington.
Title: Oakledge, Burlington, VT
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945/1946 photo of Flynn Ave and Shelburne Road, looking northeast. Damaged sign advertising "Oakledge Manor on Lake Champlain". The Elizabeth Lund Home, 346 Shelburne Rd., can be seen through the trees. (Can anyone identify this type of automobile?)
Title: Road Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1933-07-12
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 12, 1933. View of a residential street in Burlington.
Title: Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1922
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1922 flag raising at the American Woolen Mills (AWM) in Winooski, Vermont, perhaps on the Fourth of July or on Labor Day, when AWM sponsored a Field Day for employees and their families. It appears to be summertime and a large crowd is gathered in Mill Park for the event. A corner of the speakers' stage is seen on the left. The street on the uphill side of the park is very likely West Center St., and Follett St. is off to the right. Photo 4 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
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