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.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a man in a sailor seaman uniform standing in a room with a sofa seen behind him.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a woman on an outdoor bench with a dog seated next to her.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: Profile portrait photo of a young woman wearing a riding outfit sits on a saddled horse that stands in a field. Dated 1958. Photo #4.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: A woman wearing a plaid outfit stands in backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Dated 1957 / 1958.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond in graduation cap and gown stands in the backyard of McAllister's home, 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA16F01i02
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: Graduation yearbook photo contact sheet. McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond. Dated 1958.
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Samuel Prentiss
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Two images of a photograph of a printed page in a book with a portrait of Samuel Prentiss. Inscription reads, "I am very respectfully your obedient. Saml. Prentiss"
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Regular Veterans Association
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: Members of the Regular Veterans Association with the American flag and the group's flag behind them. Dated 1947. Photo #1.
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Rice Memorial High School
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Photo of Rice Memorial High School (South Burlington) Vermont. The school is named after Bishop Joseph J. Rice, Bishop of Burlington (1910-1938), and opened on Feb. 1st, 1959.
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Richmond High School
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Twelve Richmond High School graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of the school with faculty member, Eugene Clowse (1883-1955). Clowse was Supervising Principal from 1930 to 1954. Undated but probably 1949. Photo #1?
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