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 Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 photo of William H. Wills (center), Governor of Vermont (1941-1945) who has just signed a document, is having a pin attached to his lapel, perhaps. The man on the left, still unidentified, is *not* the Lt. Gov. of the time, Mortimer Proctor. The lady on the right is probably his secretary. A photo of Wills's wife, Hazel, is on the left side of the desk. Photo #3.
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    Miniature of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
    Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
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      • Description: Undated interior view of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
      Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: Eight men and eight women in an office, which looks fairly typical but certainly not model (note oddly stacked furniture, crowded layout). Very few clues to the type of business other than the conservative dress code.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Offices
        Offices
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          • Description: Undated photograph of a Burlington office interior.
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          Miniature of Offices
          Offices
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            • Description: Undated photograph of a Burlington office interior. Original caption reads: Sign on the back wall reads "Queen" Could this be the office of Queen City Printers?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Offices
            Offices
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              • Description: Undated photograph, probably late 1950's or early 1960's, of a Burlington waiting room or company lounge area.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                • Date Created: 1955
                • Description: 1955 photo of a teenager (student?) seated with a nun at a desk in an office.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 photo of William H. Wills (center), Governor of Vermont (1941-1945) signing a document, as others look on. The man on the left, still unidentified, is *not* the Lt. Gov. of the time, Mortimer Proctor. The lady on the right is probably his secretary. A photo of Wills's wife, Hazel, is on the left side of the desk. Letters in the background probably spell "President Coolidge." Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                  Portraits - Individuals
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                    • Date Created: 1957-1958
                    • Description: An older man seated at his desk in his office. Vermont maps and rocks seen in the background. Geology office, geologist? Dated 1957/1958.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
                    Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Description: Undated interior view of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs