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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580 Portrait photography. 461 Women. 197 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Family. 70 Buildings. 64 Restaurants. 62 Children. 58 Employees. 52 Colchester (Vt.). 47 Business. 44 Soldiers. 43 Interior architecture. 41 Veterans. 36 University of Vermont. 36 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 33 Priests. 28 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 24 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 22 Armed Forces -- Officers. 22 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College students. 20 House furnishings. 19 Bowling. 19 Church buildings. 19 Dwellings. 18 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 18 Camps. 18 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 Camping. 17 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 16 Athletics. 15 Machinery. 14 Urban parks. 13 Boys. 13 Winooski (Vt.). 12 Automobiles. 12 Christmas greens. 12 Landscape photography. 12 Young women. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 11 Offices. 11 Salvation Army. 10 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 10 Knights of Columbus. 10 Young men. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Horses. 8 Costume. 8 Infants. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Nuns. 7 Battery Park (Vt.). 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 7 Middlebury College. 7 Musical groups. 7 Radio broadcasters. 7 Radio stations. 7 Santa Claus. 7 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 6 Actors. 6 Architectural photography. 6 Cavalry. 6 Circus performers. 6 Construction projects. 6 Reunions. 6 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Trucks. 6 Weddings. 5 Advertising. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Cake. 5 Chapels. 5 Choruses. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Cows. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Montpelier (Vt.). 5 Musicians. 5 Painting. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 4 Airplanes. 4 Barns. 4 Brides. 4 Bridges. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fishes. 4 Furniture. 4 General Electric Company. 4 Girls. 4 Greek letter societies. 4 Military weapons. 4 Stores, Retail. 4 Vermont Governor. 4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 4 Women veterans. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boats and boating. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Classrooms. 3 Construction workers. 3 Convenience stores. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Farms. 3 Marriage. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad trains. 3 School children. 3 Service stations. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 2 Baseball. 2 Beauty operators. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Buses. 2 Cavalry horses. 2 Champlain Transportation Company. 2 College graduates. 2 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Exhibitions. 2 Hockey. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Modern Woodmen of America. 2 Museums. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Ships. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 Students. 1 American Legion. 1 Basketball. 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hardware. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military supplies. 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Nurses. 1 Orchestra. 1 Plants. 1 Rifle practice. 1 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 1 Stoves. 1 Trailers. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.). 1 Woodwork.

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Miniature of UVM - Groups
UVM - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 photo of a small group of men and women sitting on graduation bleachers in front of Waterman. View behind them is the University of Vermont green and buildings on University Row including Williams Science Hall.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
    Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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      • Date Created: circa 1951
      • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of a shop at Vt. Structural Steel, with two employees moving a sheet of steel through a machine.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Construction Sites
      Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Construction Sites
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        • Description: Same site as in mcalB21F08i02 but from a different angle. Steel frame is surrounded by a few dozen wooden beams as well. Several employees are seen here, as well as an old car. Location unknown.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
        Veterans of Foreign Wars
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 photo (blurry) of the crowd at Memorial Auditorium for a VFW Christmas bazaar (note decorated tree and Santa Claus). Some veterans can be seen wearing their caps. Santa seems to be the center of attention at this moment.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
          Veterans of Foreign Wars
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: 1959 photo of a veteran speaking at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. A small crowd of veterans and citizens has gathered near the VFW war memorial.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
            Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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              • Date Created: 1922
              • Description: 1922 flag raising at the American Woolen Mills (AWM) in Winooski, Vermont, perhaps on the Fourth of July or on Labor Day, when AWM sponsored a Field Day for employees and their families. It appears to be summertime and a large crowd is gathered for the event, including dignitaries standing on a platform stage. Photo 3 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Congregational Church - Choirs
              Congregational Church - Choirs
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                • Description: Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #6. Darker exposure similar to mcalB08F20i04.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Graham School, Burlington, VT
                Graham School, Burlington, VT
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: Summer 1958 photo of members of the Graham School.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
                  Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 group portrait photo of members of the Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons) assembled in front of a pastoral mural painting. McAllister was a member of a Masonic lodge in Winooski, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
                    Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: 1949 photo of a man kneeling behind a small row boat in his yard. A house is seen behind along with a pile of lumber and piles of bricks.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs