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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Miscellaneous
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- Date Created: 1951-1952
- Description: Wood bench or stool. Dated 1951 / 1952.
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Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Description: 1947 Interior photo of Nash Motors show room. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul, Burlington, Vt. Over head is spelled out the slogan, "Here is your new Nash"
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Farms - Livestock
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- Description: Dairy cows in a field.
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Farms - Livestock
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of farm chickens feeding outside their coops. Photo #5.
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Farms - Livestock
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a bull in a pen.
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First Congregational Church
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- Description: First Congregational Church and Chapel, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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First Congregational Church
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- Description: First Congregational Church and Chapel, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. One of the many American elm trees in the city seen here.
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First Congregational Church
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- Description: Winter view of the First Congregational Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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Congregational Church - Choirs
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- Description: Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #16.
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First Congregational Church - Organizations
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- Description: Rev. George W. Lawrence (2nd from left) with youth of the church.
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