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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Burlington Airport
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    • Description: 1935/1936 photo of the construction of a garage or other building at the Burlington Airport, Vermont.
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    Burlington Airport
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      • Date Created: 1935/1936
      • Description: 1935/1936 photo of the construction of a garage or other building at the Burlington Airport, Vermont with an automobile parked inside.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Burlington Business College
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        • Description: 1942. Women college students of the Burlington Business College celebrate Christmas and receive gifts from Santa Claus. Photo #2.
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        Burlington Business College
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          • Description: Classroom setting with both male and female students of the Burlington Business College in typing class,1942. Posters on the wall show the Underwood and Royal brand of typewriters.
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          Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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            • Description: 1952 photo of three male members of the Cooties Club at a presentation; perhaps the passing of the gavel. Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" The letters "MOC" seen on one of the men's hats stand for the Military Order of the Cootie. Decorative cooties adorn the pants of one of the men.
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            Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Male members of the M. O. C. (Military Order of the Cootie) gather for a group photo. Decorative cooties adorn hats, vests, and ties. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 dinner. Photo #4.
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                Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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                  • Description: 1956/1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps identifying the local club Vermont No. 113. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Burlington Free Press Office
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 window display at the Burlington Free Press Office on College Street in Burlington, Vermont. Poster reads "50 years of setting type by machinery on the Linotype at the Free Press."
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                    Burlington High School
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951 photo of the gymnasium / auditorium at the old Burlington High School (currently Edmunds Elementary / Middle School) on South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs