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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Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of a chandelier hanging from a ceiling. Landscape paintings hang on the wall behind.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
    Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of a furnished bedroom with two double beds.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
      UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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        • Date Created: 1946-1947
        • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
        Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of 209 lower Church Street, Burlington, Vt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
          Houses -Unidentified
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            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: 1944 photo of two unidentified buildings. One on the left has a flat roof. One on the right has a front porch, peaked roof and a small shed to the side with a car parked in the driveway.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses -Identified
            Houses -Identified
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 winter photo of the back corner of 47 N. Winooski Ave. showing long icicles hanging down in front of a window from the eaves above.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
              Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 interior photo of a furnished bedroom with a fireplace.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
                Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 summertime photo of a two story clapboard sided house with pitched roof. It has a small pediment front entry. Paneled shutters seen on windows. Large mature trees surround the house. Another large building seen in the background. Perhaps a barn. See also mcalA11F16i42
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
                  UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                    • Description: Dirt road leading to temporary housing units near main campus. In the distance is the roof line of Converse Hall, with other main campus buildings off to the right. Temporary housing very likely accommodated a surge in enrollment following WWII, especially veterans on the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                    Houses -Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 photo of a two story clapboard unidentified home. Two entrances are seen; one to the left with a railed in porch; the other to the right has a flat top overhang over the door. A car is parked in the driveway in front of a garage.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs