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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Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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    • Date Created: 1951
    • Description: 1951 photo of children's choir in the sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips, lilies and palms in the back. Photo 1.
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    First Congregational Church - Organizations
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      • Description: Rev. Charles Stanley Jones (front center) with men of the church standing outside on the steps.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      First Congregational Church - Services
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        • Date Created: 1951-1952
        • Description: 1951/1952 photo of the First Congregational Church sanctuary.
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        Fish
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          • Date Created: 1937
          • Description: 1937 photo of a display of various kinds of fish. The large fish in the center may be a muskie or a northern pike. It seems to have been caught while swallowing a smaller fish.
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          Flowers, Pots
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            • Description: Gladiolus flower.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 Spring, Summer Cadet Nurses. Photo #1?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1935-1936
                • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring building construction at Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT) See also mcalB08F31i12
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Gardens
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: Another 1944 photo of the large flower garden with a stepping stone path and arbor or trellis showing the many tulips in bloom.
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                  Girl Scouts
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                    • Date Created: 1957-1958
                    • Description: 1957 / 1958 photo of Girl Scouts from various troops gathered for a group portrait. Betty North standing third from right. Also present are Beverly Passage(?), Gail Lagrow, Betty Jennison, Donna Norton, Gretchen Strong(?), Diane Pappas. Members from troops 12, 27 and 42 are seen. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Graduations - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952 graduates in cap and gown assembled inside on a stage for a group portrait. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs