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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Miscellaneous
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959 outdoor BBQ camp fire with cook creating steam by pouring water.
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    Athletics, unidentified
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Burlington High School Track and Field Team, year unknown. Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith back row, far right. Photo #2.
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      Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
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        • Date Created: undated
        • Description: Photograph of a demolished truck at the scene of an accident.
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        Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: Photograph of a damaged automobile.
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          Boats
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: 1958 photo of side view of two yachts or pleasure boats in dry dock lined up in an open shed next to an unpaved access road. Photo #5. See also mcalB07F10i01
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            Bridges, Potash Brook
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              • Date Created: 1928
              • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
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              Bridges, Potash Brook
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                • Date Created: 1928
                • Description: Construction of bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
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                Bridges, Potash Brook
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                  • Date Created: 1928
                  • Description: Workers constructing bridge improvement, Potash Brook, South Burlington
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                  Bridges: Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: undated
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                    Burlington Airport
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                      • Date Created: 1937-06-22
                      • Description: This view shows the new Hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport as it appeared on June 22, 1937. The first 100 feet heavy timber truss can be seen partly erected in the upper right of the picture.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs