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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Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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    • Description: 1944 or 1945 watercolor painting signed Grace Webb. Shows a still life grouping.
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    Associated Male Choruses
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      • Description: Photo of the members of the Associated Male Choruses (AMC). Mostly men are present but there are also two women and in the front row is seen a young boy. 1948/49? Summer-Spring
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Automobiles
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        • Date Created: 1935/1936
        • Description: Photo of a 1935/36 Lincoln Zephyr automobile as seen in a dealership show room. It is a four door with the vee'd grill and white wall tires.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Automobiles
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          • Description: View of the interior of a car that has been in an accident. 1935/36?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Automobiles
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            • Description: Interior view of a Chrysler DeSoto car dealership show room. 1948/50?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Automobiles - Accidents
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              • Description: Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. The automobile has been overturned at the site. See also mcalB01F15i08 and Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers photo mcalA01F06i09 for other view. Fall-Spring
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Automobiles - Accidents
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                • Description: View of an automobile accident on Sherman Street, Burlington, Vermont. One car is overturned. The house on the right is No. 38, next to it is No. 32 and 30. In the distance is a sign for a REO car dealership (Brewer Brothers) once located at 1-9 North Ave. View is looking west toward No. Avenue. 1935/36? Fall-Spring
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Automobiles - Accidents
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                  • Description: Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. See also Automobiles - Accidents photo mcalB01F15i01 and mcalB01F15i09 and Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers mcalA01F06i09 for other views. Fall-Spring
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: Summer 1952. C.A. Congdon Construction. Tearing down of the Church of the Nazarene. Church was torn down so that construction of a new Gulf service gas can be built here.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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                      • Description: Summer 1952. View of the corner of Pearl Street at North Winooski Ave. after the removal of the Church of the Nazarene. Construction of new Gulf gas service station.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs