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.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) Most are dressed in uniforms and wear garrison caps.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Wakes
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- Description: Wake, with open casket and elderly deceased man.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Wakes
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- Description: Wider view of mcalB21F24i01, showing the deceased in an open casket and the whole arrangement of flowers, wreathes, cards, and other expressions of faith.
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WCAX Radio
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- Date Created: 1940s
- Description: 1940s photo of a group of children with an adult standing in the WCAX radio studio. They appear to be performers; perhaps there to sing Christmas carols. One little girl holds what may be a song book. A large floor microphone looms over head.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
WCAX Radio
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 WCAX radio broadcast with an older woman, three men (one with papers in front of him) and a younger woman seated at a table with microphones.
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WCAX Radio
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster.
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WCAX Radio
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of Mrs. Edyth Holmes, East Brookfield, Vt standing in WCAX Radio studio with banner reading CBS WCAX
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 wedding portrait of wartime bride and groom with wedding party standing outside in a landscaped garden. He is in military uniform; she in a wedding gown with long train. A young flower girl stands in front.
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 portrait of a bride in wedding gown with long train and groom standing on the lawn outside a house. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo 2. See also mcalB22F07i06
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 portrait of a wartime bride and groom standing in the archway of a house. Vases of flowers seen on the floor on either side of them. Groom is in military uniform.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs