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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Business Enterprises - I-Z
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
    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
    Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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      • Date Created: 1956
      • Description: 1956 photo of a main building at Camp Abnaki with campers and parents assembled on the front porch. Photo #6.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Buildings
      Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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        • Description: Photo of the main building at Camp Marycrest with campers up on the "widows walk" cupola where the American flag flies. Photo #9.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
        Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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          • Date Created: 1948
          • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a festive event at the main building at Camp Marycrest. Adults and children form a line as they pass tables. Balloons and strings of flags are strung over head. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
          Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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            • Date Created: 1948
            • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a festive event at the main building at Camp Marycrest. Adults and children form a line as they pass food tables. Balloons and strings of flags are strung over head. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
            Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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              • Date Created: 1948
              • Description: Summer 1948 photo of a dining hall with Marycrest campers eating a meal.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
              Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                • Date Created: 1948
                • Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers in the dining hall eating a noontime meal. Clock on the wall reads 12:35 pm.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Farms - Barns
                Farms - Barns
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of a weathered shingle sided barn.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
                  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
                    Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                      • Date Created: 1950
                      • Description: 1950s photo of 57 Grant Street at the corner of Grant and North Winooski Ave., Burlington.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs