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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    • Description: 83 Loomis Street, Burlington. 1945 photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
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    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
    Houses -Unidentified
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      • Description: 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. 1940s winter photo after a heavy snow fall of a house with man standing outside on porch holding out his hat. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing on the porch?
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      Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
      Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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        • Date Created: 1950
        • Description: 1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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        Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
        Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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          • Date Created: 1937
          • Description: Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. The chimney displays a large decorative "C."
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
          Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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            • Date Created: 1950
            • Description: 1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch along an unpaved country dirt road. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
            UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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              • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus with a garden in the foreground. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
              Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                • Date Created: 1940
                • Description: 1940s photo of South Willard between Buell and Pearl, i.e. 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
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                Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of 209 Lower Church Street - Corner of King - 2nd House Down Owner in 1944: George F. LaFrance.
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                  Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                  Houses -Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 photo of two unidentified houses. Home on the right has two sets of steps leading to entrances and an upper story open porch.
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                    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                    Houses -Unidentified
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                      • Description: "The Birches" is lettered over the doorway to the right of the open porch at ground level. This porch has tree log supports and railings. Six over six window panes can be seen in the windows. It has a pitched roof and a central chimney. There is an enclosed upper level porch. See also mcalA11F16i11
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs