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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1936
    • Description: 1936. Similar to mcalB18F20i03, this photo shows 2 additional men, and all are wearing hats. Building is Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
    Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: 1953 Burlington retail store entrances and parking lot for Irving's Fashions, Singer and People's. See also mcalA17F09i01, mcalA17F09i07
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
      Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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        • Description: Built in 1901, this elegant Victorian home at 360 Pearl Street, Burlington was first a single-family dwelling, then the residence of UVM fraternity Phi Sigma Delta, and finally in 1957, the Burlington Rehabilitation House, an early group home for mentally disabled men. Historic registry records state that the current edifice has been altered significantly to allow for apartments and no longer has the elegant look of the Victorian style home seen above. -- Three story shingle sided house with conical roofed tower with an acorn finial seen at the left. Doric style columns on the front entry and along the porch. The open front porch extends to the left curving around to the back. A small upper story open porch seen to the right with rounded arch and keystone in the center. To the left is No. 352; to the right No. 366. See also mcalA11F16i41. Re: Burlington Free Press November 9, 1957
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
        UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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          • Description: Gathering of Sigma Nu members outside the house (or "lodge," as listed in the city directory) at 57 [So.] Williams St., Burlington, Vt. The mix of ages suggests a reunion of alums and perhaps current members. A lone woman appears in the front row, center. Dated 1947 (1949?). Photo #1.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of UVM - Mansfield House
          UVM - Mansfield House
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            • Description: Mansfield House at 25 Colchester Ave., one of two buildings housing the Mathematics and Statistics Dept. Built in 1891 in the Queen Anne Revival Style, it is part of the University Green Historic District. Architects: Wilson Bros. Photo dated 1948 / 1949.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
            Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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              • Date Created: circa 1951
              • Description: Ca. 1951 photo, taken from an elevated vantage, of a large shop at Vt. Structural Steel: tools, tanks, machines, and piles of steel and steel products.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Weddings
              Weddings
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of seven people of various ages standing outside on the lawn. A large L shaped building seen behind. Members of a wedding party?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
                Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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                  • Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) photo of Winooski River, mills and surrounding area. Photo 3 of a seven part panoramic view.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
                  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
                    Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                      • Date Created: 1937
                      • Description: Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. The chimney displays a large decorative "C."
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs