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.) [725]
- Winooski (Vt.) [22]
- Battery Park (Vt.) [5]
- Winooski River (Vt.) [2]
- Champlain, Lake [1]
- Colchester (Vt.) [1]
- Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.) [1]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [1]
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- image [791]
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- black-and-white photographs [570]
- photographs [570]
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- Street photography [791]
- Construction projects [494]
- Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets [331]
- Construction workers [181]
- Buildings [77]
- Automobiles [27]
- Architectural photography [25]
- United StatesWork Projects Administration. [24]
- Church buildings [23]
- Landscape photography [22]
- Bridges [20]
- Street signs [20]
- Tractors [17]
- Billboards [15]
- Housing [15]
- Snowplows [12]
- Sewage disposal [10]
- Snow removal [10]
- Hotels [9]
- Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.) [9]
- Theaters [9]
- United StatesPublic Works Administration. [9]
- University of Vermont [9]
- Service stations [8]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Flood damage [7]
- Traffic accidents [7]
- Railroad tracks [6]
- Waste disposal sites [6]
- Drugstores [5]
- Machinery [5]
- Bands (Music) [4]
- Buses [4]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- Drum majorettes [4]
- G.S. Blodgett Corporation [4]
- High school students [4]
- Musical groups [4]
- Musicians [4]
- Portrait photography [4]
- Post office buildings [4]
- Tractors Equipment and supplies [4]
- Trailers [4]
- Chapels [3]
- Department stores [3]
- Horses [3]
- Men [3]
- Museums [3]
- Snowblowers [3]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Van Ness House [3]
- Women [3]
- Burlington Rapid Transit Company [2]
- Children [2]
- College students [2]
- Convenience stores [2]
- Employees [2]
- Factories [2]
- High school buildings [2]
- Parades [2]
- Urban parks [2]
- Waste disposal in the ground [2]
- A.D. Pease Grain Co. [1]
- Advertising [1]
- Animals [1]
- Bank buildings [1]
- Banners [1]
- Burlington Federal Savings [1]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Cake [1]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- High school teachers [1]
- Rivers [1]
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum [1]
- Street-railroads [1]
- Tank trucks [1]
- United Service Organizations (U.S.) [1]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [1]
- Young men [1]
- Young women [1]
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Topic: ("Street photography")
Title: Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. See also Automobiles - Accidents photo mcalB01F15i01 and mcalB01F15i11 for other views.
Title: Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph of a damaged U.S. Mail truck at the scene of an accident.
Title: Automobiles - Accidents
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of an automobile accident on Sherman Street, Burlington, Vermont. One car is overturned. The house on the right is No. 38, next to it is No. 32 and 30. In the distance is a sign for a REO car dealership (Brewer Brothers) once located at 1-9 North Ave. View is looking west toward No. Avenue. 1935/36? Fall-Spring
Title: Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 Yandow Motor Company. So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt View of the parking lot of used cars for sale. Car dealership. Spring.
Title: Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 Late Fall - January. G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc. at the corner of Central Ave and Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 College Street in Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts. From left to right is Sherwin Willimas Paints (152 College), Agel-Corman Furniture (158 College), Bishop's Dry Cleaning (160 College). Extreme left is edge of Burlington Savings Bank (148-150 College).
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 Church Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts. Left to right Thom McAn shoes at 61 Church, Stein Clothes at 59 1/2 Church with Bertha Church above, Kinney shoes at 57 Church, Kresge department store at 49-55 Church.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 St. Paul Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts. Extreme left is the Burlington Rapid Transit Company bus terminal at 137 St. Paul Street, a pool room, Sherwin Electric at 129, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company at 123-125.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 view of Church Street showing store fronts. Currier's women's clothes at 66 Church ; Fanny Farmer Candy at 68 Church.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 photo of Flynn Ave and Shelburne Road. Damaged sign advertising "Oakledge Manor on Lake Champlain".
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter 1944 photo of a street in Burlington.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 view of Church Street showing store fronts, Thom McAn shoe store, Stein clothes, Kinney Shoes, Kresge.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 view of Flynn Ave and Shelburne Road, Burlington, Vermont. Damaged sign advertising "Oakledge Manor on Lake Champlain".
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of Church Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts and the empty space between F. J. Preston & Son jewelers and Singer Sewing machine store. Empty space was one time location of the Cheerio Grill, a restaurant.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Church Street store fronts from left to right: 25-27 People's Dept store 23 Singer Sewing Machine Co. 21 used to be Cheerio Grill, a restaurant (vacant) 17 F J Preston jewelers
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945/1946 photo of Flynn Ave & Shelburne Road with damaged road side sign (billboard) advertising Oakledge Manor.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a back alley. Sign for Sears department store can be seen. Location probably Church Street. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington - Street Views
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a back alley between buildings. Exact location unknown.
Title: Burlington City Hall
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927; 1937, undated; 1927; 1937, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years.
Title: Burlington City Hall
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927; 1937, undated; 1927; 1937, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, 1937 and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years. City Hall Park with its elm trees is visible.
Title: Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-1944; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s or 1940s photograph of a sewer maintenance truck and work crew of the Burlington Street Dept.
Title: Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-1944; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s or 1940s photograph no.2 of a sewer maintenance truck of the Burlington Street Dept.
Title: Burlington Street Department Buildings - Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-1944; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s or 1940s photograph no.3 of a sewer maintenance truck of the Burlington Street Dept.
Title: Burlington Streets: Allen St. (4X5)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph dated June 29, 1946. Original caption reads: "Allen Street - Asphalt Paving Project This view taken from the intersection of Elmwood Ave. shows the completed Hot Asphalt Pavement in front of St. Joseph's Church. This pavement had been needed for several years but due to shortage of funds and materials during the war period it was delayed for construction until this year. This pavement was constructed of stone-filled sheet asphalt hot plant mix approximately 2 inches in thickness.
Title: Burlington Streets: Bank St.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photograph of Bank Street looking westward past Center Street towards Church Street. Buildings seen here are 190-194 Bank (a four story brick building), 196 Bank (two story dwelling constructed between 1830 and 1853), 191-195 Bank (two story frame building) and 207 Bank (movie theater).
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