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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Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: Grocery store display with grocer present, perhaps in Alarie's IGA at 203 No. Champlain St. or at the corporate office, 747 Pine St.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - First National Stores (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Church Street : According to the city directory, First National had a store at 50 Church, Burlington, Vt.--or at least a meat dept. manager (Ulysse Campbell) at that address--until 1940/41. Storefront signs show prices for both meats and groceries.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Windows - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: Christmas holiday display of Lederle veterinary products, possibly in a hardware store on Church St., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of machinery and materials outside the buildings of Vt. Structural Steel.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
War Bond Campaign
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a store window display promoting war bonds ("Buy an Extra U.S. War Bond Now!") and heralding the 4th War Loan (or fund raising) campaign. The display also pays tribute to Poland ("a Nation Bathed in Blood") and the strength of the Polish people. One poster has "an open letter to the unconquerable (?) Poles."
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Groups, Identified
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of Texaco Oil Co. employees standing outside a building. Oil barrels seen behind them. A piece of paper is being handed from one man to another. Photo #5. City directory lists The Texas Co, a gas and oil company located on Lake Street in Burlington.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a group of men and women, very likely co-workers. Business and location are unknown but a sign off to the left side in the back may provide some clues.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 photo of the same group in maclB15F23i03 but a different view showing a group of 9 men and women. Posters on the wall may support the following scenario: General Home Equipment may be an in-home sales enterprise similar to Amway, and the people at the head of the table (the "pilots" referred to int the poster) may be the top salespeople in their region. (The airplane imagery may allude to the Berlin Airlift, which started in June, 1948.) The poster on the right would certainly be appropriate for a sales campaign involving numerous independent salespeople.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt as he works on a vertical chute or conveyor belt. He stands in an open commercial room with a brick floor. Heavy industrial size pipes seen in background to the left. Dated 1951.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: 1937. A duplicate of mcalB18F20i06, this photo shows 10 men, all administrators and employees of Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs