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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99 Burlington (Vt.). 46 Buildings. 28 Business. 27 Street photography. 25 Construction projects. 21 Traffic accidents. 16 Architectural photography. 12 Animals. 12 Men. 12 Service stations. 11 Employees. 11 Landscape photography. 8 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 8 Burlington International Airport. 6 Dwellings. 6 Winooski (Vt.). 5 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Construction workers. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Portrait photography. 5 Stores, Retail. 5 Women. 4 Hospitals. 4 Interior architecture. 4 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Soldiers. 4 Street signs. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Trucks. 4 Urban parks. 3 Billboards. 3 Children. 3 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 3 Horses. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Police. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont Emergency Relief Administration. 3 Vermont State Police. 3 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 3 Wreckers (Vehicles). 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Drugstores. 2 Factories. 2 Family. 2 Ferries. 2 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 2 Machinery. 2 Military supplies. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Railroad tracks. 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Women veterans. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Advertising. 1 Armed Forces -- Officers. 1 Auditoriums. 1 Barns. 1 Battery Park (Vt.). 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridges. 1 Bristol (Vt.). 1 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Cavalry. 1 Champlain Transportation Company. 1 Chapels. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Church buildings. 1 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Colchester (Vt.). 1 Convenience stores. 1 Dolls. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Farmhouses. 1 Flag raising and lowering. 1 Fletcher Free Library. 1 Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.). 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 1 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 1 Parades. 1 Post office buildings. 1 Railroad trains. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 Steamboats. 1 Ticonderoga (Steamship). 1 United States Work Projects Administration. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Veterans.

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Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 photo of (very likely) an Armistice Day parade, on the way to the VFW memorial at Battery Park (see mcalB21F14i11). Leading the parade are Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran (left), two other men in uniform, and a color guard carrying the American flag and the VFW Howard Plant Post No. 782 flag. 782 is named after Burlington's first casualty in World War I, Howard W. Plant.
    • 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 in Mill Park for the event. Automobiles are parked on both sides of West Canal Street in the background. Photo 5 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Automobiles
      Automobiles
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        • Date Created: undated
        • Description: Photograph of a SOCONY (Standard Oil of New York) tank truck. See also mcalB01F12i05
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
        Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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          • Description: Column of marching and mounted military men. Automobiles going in the opposite direction. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #17.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
          McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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            • Description: A man, possibly Louis McAllister, pictured with fox furs. The pelts are strung along a line on the side of an automobile. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch"
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
            Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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              • Description: Santa sits at the wheel of an automobile loaded with Christmas presents that is part of an exhibit at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. A sign invites all children to visit with Santa Claus. Undated but may be 1930s? Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Airport
              Burlington Airport
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                • Date Created: 1935-06-21
                • Description: June 21, 1935. Photo #10. Caption on 1935 photo reads "# 10 Burlington Vt 6-21-35 VERA (Vermont Emergency Relief Administration) Proj # 402-B15-1, Burlington Municipal Airport - Distribution tank loading from ground storage tanks, and supply tank truck discharging into storage tank." Side view of one truck has sign attached to it reading "Burlington Street Dept."
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington City Hall
                Burlington City Hall
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                  • Date Created: 1927-09-02 00:00:00
                  • Description: Scaffolding surrounds the cupola of Burlington City Hall in this dated September 2, 1927 photo. Three different types of automobiles (truck, car, longer car) are parked in front. Sawhorses and other construction materials seen to the left.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
                  Burlington Streets: Main Street (Lower)
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                    • Date Created: 1929-10-19 00:00:00
                    • Description: Oct. 19, 1929 view of Main Street looking east up the hill following the repaving of the street over the old brick surface and the trolley car tracks done by the city street dept. The overhead cable wires are still visible. To the right is the Strong Theatre and the "Vermont home of the Chilton Paint Co."
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified
                    Houses - Unidentified
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                      • Description: A woman and a dog look out the window of a two door automobile (1930s?) It is parked on a grassy area with large well built upscale homes or buildings behind it. The buildings have long wide open porches and elaborate railings.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs