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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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    • Description: Mr. William S. Preston, Jr of F. J. Preston & Son (jewelers) with two BHS students. They look at a selection of dining silverware. Undated but may be 1950s.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
    Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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      • Description: 1950s photo taken in a business office of an older and younger man. Probably taken for a high school yearbook. Names and location unknown.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington - Street Views
      Burlington - Street Views
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: 1948 photo of Church Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts and the empty space between F. J. Preston & Son jewelers and Singer Sewing machine store. Empty space was one time location of the Cheerio Grill, a restaurant.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Business Enterprises - C-D
        Business Enterprises - C-D
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          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: 1951 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street. Allied Van Lines agent.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
          Business Enterprises - E-H
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co. located at t135 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Edgar Chott & Sons
            Edgar Chott & Sons
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              • Description: Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT Lower level of Memorial Auditorium and a display of boats and boating supplies owned by Edgar Chiott & Sons. Chiott is listed as lighthouse keeper and proprietor in the Burlington city directory. (Duplicate of mcalB08F08i04.)
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Groups, Identified
              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. Photo #2. City directory lists The Texas Co, a gas and oil company located on Lake Street in Burlington.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of what appears to be a business meeting and a presentation pertaining to the Farnsworth Co. that manufactures televisions and other electronic transmitters and receivers. Wall display shows a certificate indicating that "John Doe & Company" is an "approved Farnsworth dealer." Presumably the attendees, which include some women, have an interest in the company.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: 1951 group of men gathered near tables in a public commercial room with display material set up advertising MoPar Micronic Oil Filters. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
                    Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington. Arrangement of display cases forms an arch.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs