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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Painters and Decorators Union
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    • Description: Large group of the Painters and Decorators Union assembled outside on the grass for a group photo. The organization's banner is seen in the back center with the number 119. Many of the men wear solid light colored (may be white) suits (some with special ribbon) with white hats and many hold small American flags. A large flag also lies on the ground. Two boys also in suits are present.
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    Parks
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      • Date Created: 1938-11-22
      • Description: November 22, 1938. Workmen operate steam rollers, dump trucks and other equipment as they construct an urban park.
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      Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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        • Description: Employees of Penick & Ford, a bottling plant, work on the assembly line packing bottles of Vermont Maid Syrup. Noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931.
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        Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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          • Description: View of a room with Cooper Bessemer machinery at Penick & Ford. Penick & Ford noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931. See also mcalA12F14i06
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          Portraits, children, unidentified
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            • Description: May Crowning? A close up photo of the central girl on a platform with trellis behind dressed as a religious figure. She is surrounded by six young school children dressed in First Communion dresses and veils. Photo #1. See also mcalA14F15i01
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            Portraits, children, unidentified
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              • Description: A Christmas photo of a large group of children seated on raised bleachers in a narrow room. Boys (wearing suits and ties) are seated on one side ; the girls on the other. On the floor between the two bleacher sections is Santa Claus (in suit and face mask) along with many other younger children. Each child holds a Christmas stocking filled with gifts and treats. A large decorated Christmas tree is seen in the center background.
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              Portraits, children, unidentified
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                • Description: First communion? A large group of school children stand in three rows dressed for a special occasion. Location is Mount St Mary's stage. School was on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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                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.
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                  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.
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                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: Photo of a photo of three older men dressed in suits and ties standing outside in front of a clapboard building.
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