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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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Jeep style car parked in the drive way of 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington, Vermont; the home of L. L. McAllister. Collie dog seen in the extreme right background. The name sign board McAllister is partially seen on the porch.
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Portraits, children, unidentified
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- Description: Seven very young children are assembled on a living room couch for a group portrait. They each hold a toy or doll except the little boy on the far left. See also mcalA14F15i18
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Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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- Description: A woman wears a long dress and sits in an upholstered chair in the corner of a living room in front of a curtained window with potted plants; perhaps her home. She has removed her eyeglasses. A fireplace is seen to the left. See also mcalA16F01i05, i06, i08
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Queen City Park, So. Burlington
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- Description: Smith Cottage, Queen City Park, South Burlington, Vermont. See an earlier photo mcalA11F16i01
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Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
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- Date Created: 1941-06-19
- Description: Photograph dated June 19, 1941. Original caption reads: "Barrett Street Improvements: This view shows the condition of Barrett Street as the general improvements were started including new concrete integral curbing and gutter on both sides, concrete sidewalk on the northerly side and telford stone base with asphalt penetration binder course and asphalt hot plant mix wearing course. This improvement also included the raising, moving and construction of a new reinforced concrete basement wall and chimney for the Rossetti residence shown in the left background of this picture nearly opposite the concrete mixer. The crew in the foreground are starting the installation of the underground drainage tile and concrete integral curbing and gutter at the intersection of Colchester Avenue.
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Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
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- Date Created: 1941-09-05
- Description: Photograph dated Sept. 5, 1941. Original caption reads: Barrett Street Improvements: This view shows the Rossetti residence in progress of being raised. Note the condition of the sill and the studding of the sidewalls; also note that the sidewalls are filled with brick and mortar in the spaces between studdings. This added considerable weight to the structure and with the rotten condition of the sills (the sill in the right foreground having been entirely gone and the sill shown in the picture is a new timber which had to be put in place before the house could be raised) made the raising process difficult.
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Burlington Streets: Barrett Street
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- Date Created: 1931-08-04
- Description: Photograph dated Aug. 4, 1941. Original caption reads: Barrett Street Improvements: This view shows the Rossetti residence before any reconstruction work was started with the exception of the placing of the forms and pouring the sub-footings for the northerly half of the reinforced concrete foundation walls.
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Circus People
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- Description: Photo contact sheet that includes photos of the trailer living quarters and portrait photos of the lady of the circus. Same lady as seen in mcalA09F08i05, 06 and 07. 1940s-50s?
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Portraits, children, unidentified
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- Description: Four young children pose for a group portrait. Two girls stand, a younger girl in on a wooden rocking horse and a young boy is seated in a child's rocking chair. Photo #2. See also mcalA14F15i16
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Portraits, children, unidentified
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- Description: A slightly out of focus photo of two young children seated upon an upholstered stool each dressed in a German / Austrian / Tyrolian type outfit without the hat on the boy. Photo #3. A golden retriever dog lays in front. A fireplace is seen behind. See also mcalA14F16i06 and mcalA14F16i08
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