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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580 Portrait photography. 461 Women. 197 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Family. 70 Buildings. 64 Restaurants. 62 Children. 58 Employees. 52 Colchester (Vt.). 47 Business. 44 Soldiers. 43 Interior architecture. 41 Veterans. 36 University of Vermont. 36 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 33 Priests. 28 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 24 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 22 Armed Forces -- Officers. 22 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College students. 20 House furnishings. 19 Bowling. 19 Church buildings. 19 Dwellings. 18 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 18 Camps. 18 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 Camping. 17 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 16 Athletics. 15 Machinery. 14 Urban parks. 13 Boys. 13 Winooski (Vt.). 12 Automobiles. 12 Christmas greens. 12 Landscape photography. 12 Young women. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 11 Offices. 11 Salvation Army. 10 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 10 Knights of Columbus. 10 Young men. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Horses. 8 Costume. 8 Infants. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Nuns. 7 Battery Park (Vt.). 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 7 Middlebury College. 7 Musical groups. 7 Radio broadcasters. 7 Radio stations. 7 Santa Claus. 7 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 6 Actors. 6 Architectural photography. 6 Cavalry. 6 Circus performers. 6 Construction projects. 6 Reunions. 6 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Trucks. 6 Weddings. 5 Advertising. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Cake. 5 Chapels. 5 Choruses. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Cows. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Montpelier (Vt.). 5 Musicians. 5 Painting. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 4 Airplanes. 4 Barns. 4 Brides. 4 Bridges. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fishes. 4 Furniture. 4 General Electric Company. 4 Girls. 4 Greek letter societies. 4 Military weapons. 4 Stores, Retail. 4 Vermont Governor. 4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 4 Women veterans. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boats and boating. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Classrooms. 3 Construction workers. 3 Convenience stores. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Farms. 3 Marriage. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad trains. 3 School children. 3 Service stations. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 2 Baseball. 2 Beauty operators. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Buses. 2 Cavalry horses. 2 Champlain Transportation Company. 2 College graduates. 2 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Exhibitions. 2 Hockey. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Modern Woodmen of America. 2 Museums. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Ships. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 Students. 1 American Legion. 1 Basketball. 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hardware. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military supplies. 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Nurses. 1 Orchestra. 1 Plants. 1 Rifle practice. 1 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 1 Stoves. 1 Trailers. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.). 1 Woodwork.

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Miniature of Fish
Fish
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    • Date Created: 1937
    • Description: 1937 photo of two men displaying a catch of fish. Each man holds his fishing rod. The large fish in the center seems to have been caught while swallowing a smaller fish.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
    Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 Summer, Fall, Winter Servicemen
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
      Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 five men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of I.O.O.F - Independent Order of Odd Fellows
        I.O.O.F - Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of a meal being enjoyed by the I.O.O.F - Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Men are seated at tables. Two women wait staff stand in the back.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Knights of Columbus
          Knights of Columbus
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            • Date Created: 1940
            • Description: 1940s Knights of Columbus meal event. Priests stand behind the head meal table decorated with a bouquet of tulips. Several ladies are also seen standing.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Knights of Columbus
            Knights of Columbus
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of five Knights of Columbus members, one is a priest, standing dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Machinery
              Machinery
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                • Description: A piece of machinery seems to be the focus of attention of several men as they stand gazing at it. Dated 1947.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Military Groups
                Military Groups
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                  • Description: Poster or Roster of the men of Battery A-187th Co F.A. (Field Artillery) stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont including "Irish" the dog. Portraits include Capt. McLeer, 1st Lt. Ryan, Lt. White and Cadet Andrews among others. Date on roster is 1942. Photo dated 1944.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Military Officers
                  Military Officers
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                    • Date Created: 1935
                    • Description: 1935 or 1936 portrait photo of two military officers. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 outdoor photo of a large family, with three generations present. Two men are in the armed services.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs