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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Blodgett Oven Company - Buildings
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    • Description: 1945/1946 Late Fall - January. G. S. Blodgett Co., Inc. at the corner of Central Ave and Lakeside Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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      • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring Metal units of some type in a large open space building. See also mcalB02F17i08
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Buildings - Interiors, Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1935/1936
        • Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring Very dark or underdeveloped photo of large metal units and machinery in a large open space building.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Burlington Airport
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of the Northeast Airlines building with the hanger doors open.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Burlington High School - Auditorium Construction
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            • Description: 1951 / 1952 Exterior view of the newly constructed Burlington High School Auditorium / Gymnasium on South Union Street in Burlington, Vermont. Attached to the Edmunds building currently the Edmunds Elementary School.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Burlington - Street Views
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              • Date Created: 1948
              • Description: 1948 photo of Church Street, Burlington, Vermont showing store fronts and the empty space between F. J. Preston & Son jewelers and Singer Sewing machine store. Empty space was one time location of the Cheerio Grill, a restaurant.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Burlington - Street Views
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                • Description: Undated photo of a back alley. Sign for Sears department store can be seen. Location probably Church Street. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Business Enterprises - C-D
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 photo of a moving van owned by Chase Movers & Storage. Office and warehouse located at 77-83 College Street. Allied Van Lines agent.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Business Enterprises - E-H
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co. located at t135 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Camp Birchcliffe
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                      • Date Created: 1945-07
                      • Description: July 1945 photo of the interior of the main building on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. This may be a library, reading room or meeting room.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs