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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Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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      • Date Created: 1948
      • Description: 1948/1949 Children's Choir assembled in robes in the church sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips and lilies in the back.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      First Congregational Church - Organizations
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        • Description: Rev. George W. Lawrence (standing 2nd from left) with youth of the church.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        First Congregational Church - Organizations
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #1.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
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            • Description: First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            First Congregational Church - Services
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946/1947 photo of the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones at the pulpit. Easter Sunday service. Tulips and lilies adorn the dais.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1937
                • Description: 1937 photo of the Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT) State Police Headquarters. See also mcalB08F31i10
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Fraternal Order of Eagles
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of Santa Claus (wearing a costume mask) and a few male members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles standing next to a decorated Christmas tree. Photo #6.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Gardens
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                    • Date Created: 1937
                    • Description: 1937 photo of a circular garden with a fountain in the center.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Gardens
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                      • Description: Another 1937 view of the circular garden with the fountain in the center showing a brick wall and gate.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs