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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Portraits - Family
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    • Date Created: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 group family portrait. They are outdoors on a grassy lawn with trees behind.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Portraits - Family
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      • Date Created: 1949-1950
      • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15. Seen here inside.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1949-1950
        • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15 and mcalB15F02i16. Seen here inside home with painting on the wall.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1950
          • Description: 1950 photo of the same man in mcalB15F03i01 standing in a field with a colt. The man wears a shiny belted jacket and cap.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1949-1950
            • Description: 1949 or 1950 wedding anniversary photo of an older couple standing at a table laid out with silver tea service, cups and sandwiches. A tiered cake is center. Taken in a kitchen. Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 indoor photo of family seen in mcalB15F05i09, this time smiling a bit more. Singer sewing machine on the left. The younger boy wears a leg brace.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 portrait photo taken indoors of a family; perhaps a mother, father, their grown children or in-laws. One man holds an infant.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1956-1957
                    • Description: Ca. 1956 indoor Christmas photo of a couple and their 3 children in front of the tree.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1935-1936
                      • Description: 1935 or 1936 indoor photo of three men. Two hold a trophy of some sort. Boston ferns seen in the background. Same distinctive location with decorative latice work as seen in mcalB15F13i01
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs