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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    • Description: Photo of a collie dog standing on a snow bank. May be family pet of the McAllisters and may have been taken at his home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Date may be 1957 - 1958.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
    Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951. Photo of a snake curled up on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Military Groups
      Military Groups
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        • Date Created: 1935
        • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of three military men; one in dress white uniform. One man with a dog. A pitched tent behind the group. Picture labeled "LT. E. L. Veaudry / 302 F. A. Res. (Field Artillery) Photo #5.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Family
        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1947-1948
          • Description: 1947 or 1948 winter photo of a young couple with their dog outside the front stoop at 52 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Rooms lent in the 1940s by Mrs. Lydia M. Harte.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Animals
          Animals
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Picture of a Boston Terrier standing on a table outdoors.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
            Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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              • Description: View of the Webb estate trophy room with cooking hearth, mounted kitchen utensils, wall mounted stuffed wild animal heads, firearms, birds, skins, animal skin rugs, trestle table with benches and other comfortable sitting area furnishings.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Creameries
              Creameries
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                • Description: Creamery buildings with horse and wagon pulled up to a loading area and metal milk cans. An automobile is parked nearby. Date and location unknown.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
                McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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                  • Description: A man, possibly Louis McAllister, pictured with fox furs. The pelts are strung along a line on the side of an automobile. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch"
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
                  McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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                    • Description: Louis McAllister pictured with fox furs he has trapped. He carries several pelts. Tools used are also seen including a metal wire trap. Photo taken at his home on 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
                    Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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                      • Description: c1951 / 1952. Wild animal heads are mounted on the walls and fur rugs adorn the wood paneled floor of this trophy room of the Webb estate. Two stuffed bears are seen on either side of the of the room. See also mcalB21F29i03
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs