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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569 Portrait photography. 461 Men. 185 Burlington (Vt.). 119 Children. 111 Family. 65 Restaurants. 55 Interior architecture. 54 Buildings. 48 House furnishings. 36 Women veterans. 35 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 34 Grand Isle (Vt.). 33 University of Vermont. 31 Colchester (Vt.). 30 Nurses. 29 Girls. 29 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 28 Priests. 27 Dwellings. 24 Nuns. 23 Veterans. 22 Employees. 21 Camps. 21 Church buildings. 21 Young women. 20 Business. 20 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 19 Fanny Allen Hospital. 19 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 16 Camping. 16 Circus performers. 15 Boys. 15 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 15 Offices. 14 Banners. 14 Christmas greens. 14 Infants. 14 Worship programs. 12 Salvation Army. 12 Urban parks. 11 Santa Claus. 10 College students. 10 Costume. 10 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Cake. 9 Chapels. 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Furniture. 9 Gymnasiums. 9 Horses. 9 School children. 9 Winooski (Vt.). 8 Flowers. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Middlebury College. 7 Bowling. 7 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 7 Dolls. 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Soldiers. 6 Auditoriums. 6 Gardens. 5 Actors. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Automobiles. 5 Battery Park (Vt.). 5 Beauty operators. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Classrooms. 5 Landscape photography. 5 Museums. 5 Radio stations. 5 Reunions. 5 Students. 5 Weddings. 5 Young men. 4 Advertising. 4 Brides. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 4 General Electric Company. 4 Knights of Columbus. 4 Marriage. 4 Montpelier (Vt.). 4 Railroad tracks. 4 Toys. 3 Animals. 3 Chairs. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Hospitals. 3 Modern Woodmen of America. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 3 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 3 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Statues. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont Governor. 3 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 2 Bands (Music). 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Buses. 2 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Choruses. 2 Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Rutland, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Department stores. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Greek letter societies. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Machinery. 2 Musicians. 2 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 2 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 American Legion. 1 Athletics. 1 Bridges. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cafeterias. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cavalry horses. 1 Cavalry. 1 Dance recitals. 1 Dance. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Farms. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Girl Scouts. 1 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1 Parades. 1 Radio actors and actresses. 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 Railroad trains. 1 Refrigerators. 1 Rifles. 1 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 1 Tap dancers. 1 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.).

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Miniature of UVM - Groups
UVM - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1957-1958
    • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of a group of mostly men (five nuns and one other woman seen) assembled on the steps of the Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: 1957 photo of a Veterans Day memorial at Battery Park in Burlington, Vt. Crowd consists of men and women veterans (many wearing uniforms and/or garrison caps), and children. A few men seem to be lined up to speak at the microphone.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
      Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club : Squirrel Club
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        • Date Created: 1947-1948
        • Description: 1947 or 1948 photo of ladies on a parade float (made from a flatbed truck) with sign "Queen Isabella". Veterans of Foreign Wars - Booster's Club Squirrel Club. Location outside of the First Unitarian Universalist Society church at 152 Pearl Street (head of Church Street Marketplace), Burlington, Vt.
        • 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: 1959
          • Description: 1959 photo of a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) About half are dressed in uniforms and wear 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 a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) Most are dressed in uniforms and wear garrison caps.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of WCAX Radio
            WCAX Radio
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 WCAX radio broadcast with an older woman, three men (one with papers in front of him) and a younger woman seated at a table with microphones.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of WCAX Radio
              WCAX Radio
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of Mrs. Edyth Holmes, East Brookfield, Vt standing in WCAX Radio studio with banner reading CBS WCAX
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
                Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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                  • Date Created: 1922
                  • Description: 1922 flag raising at the American Woolen Mills (AWM) in Winooski, Vermont, perhaps on the Fourth of July or on Labor Day, when AWM sponsored a Field Day for employees and their families. It appears to be summertime and a large crowd is gathered for the event, including dignitaries standing on a platform stage. Photo 2 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
                  Portraits, families, unidentified
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                    • Description: A summertime portrait photo of a man and woman standing outside their home among flowering shrubs and window boxes.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: A man and woman sit together for a portrait in what may be their home's living room. She sits in an upholstered chair. He sits on the arm of the chair. A television set is seen behind. See also the same setting with a younger couple and child.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs