Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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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Burlington High School - Yearbook Staff
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    • Date Created: 1954
    • Description: 1954 photo of BHS Student Council president, Arnold St. Jean and teacher Miss Mildred E. Akins.
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    Burlington Police Department
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      • Date Created: 1957/1958
      • Description: 1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Burlington - Street Views
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        • Date Created: 1945/1946
        • Description: 1945/1946 photo of Flynn Ave and Shelburne Road. Damaged sign advertising "Oakledge Manor on Lake Champlain".
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        Burlington - Street Views
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          • Description: Undated photo of a back alley with nearby brick buildings, wooden barrier fence and tenement type three story building.
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          Business Enterprises - C-D
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            • Date Created: 1946/1947
            • Description: 1946/1947 photo of Colonial Esso filling station.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Business Enterprises - E-H
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: 1953 photo of Hope & Son of Burlington, Vt. Auto body and fender repair. Wreck car carrier.
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              Business Enterprises - E-H
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                • Description: 1952 Hope & Son of Burlington, Vt. Auto body and fender repair business. Car wreck carrier loaded with crashed Standard Coal & Fuel Company truck.
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                Business Enterprises - E-H
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co. / C.P. Smith Supply Co. at 135 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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                  Business Enterprises - I-Z
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                    • Description: Auto filling / service / gas station.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Business Enterprises - I-Z
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                      • Description: 1947 photo of Lawrence Distilling Company, Inc. at 95-99 College Street, Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs