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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Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of a restaurant scene or perhaps a college dining hall. Identity of group, venue, and special occasion, if any, are unknown.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 group of young people and adults seated at dining tables at a rustic restaurant. Knotty pine walls, hard wood floor, chandelier made from wooden logs with horns and a mirror ball attached. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
      Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 group portrait of men and women (including the chef) gathered around several dining tables in a restaurant or other public or commercial space. Photo #1. The seated woman in print dress seen also in mcalB16F05i01, i03 and i05, i13 images
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1951-1952
          • Description: 1951 or 1952 photo of a group of men and women gathered in a restaurant. Booths line the side walls, tables arranged down the center of the room. A bold patterned wall paper and printed curtains decorate the interior. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
          Portraits - Individuals
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            • Date Created: 1951-1952
            • Description: 1951 / 1952 portrait photo of a man seated and playing a small organ in a restaurant. People behind eating in booths; candelabra seen on the instrument.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
            Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1937
              • Description: 1937 interior photo of a restaurant showing small square wooden tables to seat four people. Rustic chairs have spindle backs and rush or cane woven seats. An owl (stuffed?) is seen positioned over head above French doors.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
              Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                • Date Created: 1957
                • Description: 1957 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at a restaurant. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
                Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at a restaurant. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1935-1936
                    • Description: 1935-1936 photo of a group of men and women gathered for a meal at a restaurant. The room is long and narrow with dining tables set end to end down the middle. Wood paneling and wood floors. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of several men, including a Catholic priest, gathered at a restaurant. A Wurlitzer radio or loudspeaker is prominently attached to the wall. Location, occasion unknown.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs