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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    • Date Created: 1945-1946
    • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of a man (the "grandfather" seen in mcalB14F19i09) and an elderly lady.
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 indoor photo of four young girls and their grandparents.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of three generations of a family. Two men are in uniform.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of the same men, child, and dog in mcalB14F20i07 but with the addition of three women (sisters, spouses, etc.).
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of family standing on well platform (with water pump) and dog seen in mcalB14F21i09.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 indoor photo of a woman and two sailors, very likely a mother and her two sons. A portrait of the sailor on the left can be seen on the wall (right). Same location as mcalB14F22i10 with more family members.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 indoor photo of a couple with their young daughter and son, taken at Christmas. They are seen in mcalB14F24i24-mcalB14F24i25, also.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  • Date Created: 1947-1948
                  • Description: Ca. 1947 photo of the parents of the family seen in mcalB14F26i01.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: 1951 family portrait photo seated in their home. Seen are a father and mother with two boys and an infant held by the wife.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1957-1958
                      • Description: Ca. 1957 double print of a large family, taken perhaps in Chittenden county (Vt.), in a suburban neighborhood.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs