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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Stores - Hudson Hosiery Co. (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: Some amorphous display of apparel and accessories for women, perhaps decorated for the Christmas shopping season. Hudson Hosiery was locates at 69 Church St.
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    Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: T.S. Peck Insurance Agency 154 College Street : Several cars parked in front of three College St. businesses: Sherwin-Williams Paints (152), T.S. Peck, and Agel Corman furniture. Photo is taken from City Hall park.
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      Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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        • Date Created: undated
        • Description: Toy "insect," probable victim of the insecticide "Pestroy." Tombstone seen in mcalB18F26i15 is visible in the upper left corner of this photo.
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        Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 back lot of Singer Sewing Machine Store, 23 Church St., Burlington, Vt.
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          Stores - F.W. Woolworth (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1949-1950
            • Description: 37-39 Church Street. Typical 5-and-dime merchandise in this interior photo of F.W. Woolworth Co. on the corner of Church and Cherry St., Burlington, Vt.
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            Street Repair
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              • Date Created: 1935-1936
              • Description: 1935 / 1936 road or street construction or repair.
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              Theatricals
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of an all female production cast assembled in what may be an radio studio. To the right a young woman stands at a floor microphone. Another stands to the left. They hold what appear to be scripts.
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                Theatricals
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945. Five young women gather in a radio station studio with scripts in hand and stand before a floor microphone. Behind them are a large group of other female performers. Sign on door in the background to the right reads "No admittance"
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                  Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952. This is a photograph of a photo showing a large boys' choir arranged in front of a stage. On stage are adults dressed in biblical costume. School dramatic production? Photo #4.
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                    Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 high school dramatic production. Living dining room setting. Kellogg's corn flakes cereal on table.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs