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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Offices
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    • Description: Undated photograph of a Burlington office interior.
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    Paintings
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      • Description: Photo of a painting of a seated young woman in profile.
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      Parks
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        • Date Created: 1938-11-14
        • Description: November 14, 1938. Work crew smooth out embankment during construction of an urban park.
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        Portraits, children, unidentified
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          • Description: A young girl dressed for her first communion seen here in what may be a private home.
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          Portraits, families, unidentified
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            • Description: A family portrait of an unidentified man and woman of the Salvation Army and five children. See also mcalA15F02i05 and i07, and mcalA16F01i32
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            Portraits, families, unidentified
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              • Description: An outdoor group portrait of an unidentified man and woman with eight children as they stand in front of a wood frame clapboard house. Three children kneel on a toboggan. Same family group also seen in mcalA09F12i34, mcalA15F02i30, i31, i32, i34, i35
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              Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                • Description: A large group of men and women gather outside at night for a group portrait. A low brick wall is beside them and a brick pavement is also seen. Many wear badges.
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                Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                  • Description: Festive balloons and a large folding tissue paper bell decorate this rustic wooden paneled room (perhaps a restaurant) where group of men and women gather for a celebratory meal. Undated. Photo #2.
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                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: A group of men and women gather on in a rustic wood paneled room (perhaps a restaurant). Overhead hangs a large folding tissue paper bell. Appears to be a Christmas celebration as a small tree and Santa Claus decoration are on the head table. Undated.
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                    Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                      • Description: A group of men and women; some men in formal attire, some women in some sort of uniform gather near a stage and piano for a group photo. Undated but may be 1930s? Art Deco style wall decoration seen in the background.
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