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 - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 portrait photo of a nicely dressed woman standing outside the steps of UVM Waterman building.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1947-1948
- Description: 1947 or 1948 portrait photo of a young man in a tuxedo.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: A young woman strikes a tap dance pose on a hard wood floor. Dated 1951.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt as he works on a vertical chute or conveyor belt. He stands in an open commercial room with a brick floor. Heavy industrial size pipes seen in background to the left. Dated 1951.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1951-1952
- Description: A woman sits at a desk in an office. Figurines of the Eight Chinese Immortals sit on her desk along with two library books on pottery and stage costume for the theater. Dated 1951 / 1952.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: A young woman wearing a riding outfit sits on a saddled horse that stands in a field. Photo #5. Undated but same as previous photos dated 1958.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Mid 1940s photo of an older man working on the legs of a piece of furniture (cabinet?). The room has remnants of wallpaper and appears now to be a workshop. See also mcalB16F14i09
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond(?) in her graduation cap and gown holding a bouquet of flowers. A female graduate poses in the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington See also mcalB16F17i09 and mcalA16F01i02
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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, seen in its entirety here, is named after Bishop Joseph J. Rice, Bishop of Burlington (1910-1938), and opened on Feb. 1st, 1959.
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Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Small co-ed group of Rice High School students, seated in the gym for a group photo.
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