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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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 indoor Christmas photo of a couple, their 2 sons, and the family dog, unwrapping presents including a Newell vacuum repeater BURP toy gun (that shoots plastic ball). The older boy holds what may be a ukulele. See also mcalB14F06i13
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 indoor photo (poorly developed) of parents and sons celebrating Christmas, looking rather glum. The older boy holds what may be a ukulele. Parker Brothers Skatterbug board game seen to the left. Newell toy gun on the floor.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 portrait photo of a young girl sitting on a long coffee table and holding a stuffed toy teddy bear .
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of two boys wearing boxing gloves and standing in front of a Christmas tree. Other toys include a train, train water tower, coloring book, children's tea set, stuffed animals, punching bag.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also mcalA14F15i19
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1946-1947
- Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young boy and girl (siblings?) in their home with Christmas tree and presents. The girl sits on a tricycle with her small purse hanging from the handle bars. Same children as seen in mcalB14F04i11
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 photo of an infant in a living room in front of a Christmas tree. Child is seated the on arm of an upholstered chair. A satin quilted baby blanket is spread out on the floor. Mother smiles at the far left. See also mcalB15F03i19 for mother and father with baby.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 indoor photo taken at Christmas of a mother with two young children playing with their new toys.
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Stores - Windows - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1935-1936
- Description: 1935 - 1936 store window display, somewhat like a diorama, with puppets representing storybook content in general or that being read by a seated doll or mannequin in the foreground. Two other child size mannequins also in the foreground. See also mcalB18F30i01.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a young boy seated on the floor with his Christmas toys and Christmas tree.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs