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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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1946-1947
    • Description: Two men, possibly brothers, standing on either side of a bear that they have killed and hung up to be dressed.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 photo of an older man in a business suit and hat putting a window in an opening of a building. Location may be (University of Vermont?) horse barn. See mcalB16F14i19 for another exposure.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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        • Date Created: 1951-1952
        • Description: 1951 - 1952 group of men and women of various ages gathered outside for a portrait in front of a brick building.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 photo of a group of men and women gathered for a portrait. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 indoor group portrait photo of men and women in a restaurant. Captains' chairs seen in foreground. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: Summer camp staff? Several small cottages seen in the background. One woman poses with a baseball bat. Photo #4.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits - Individuals
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                • Date Created: 1935-1936
                • Description: 1935 / 1936 portrait photo of a young boxer posing outside a brick building.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits - Individuals
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 of a soldier in military uniform standing outside 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington; McAllister's home.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits - Individuals
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Undated photo of a woman in a dress military uniform standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a house.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits - Individuals
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: Two portrait photos of a young man in graduation cap and gown standing on a lawn next to a house. Dated 1945.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs