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.
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New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co, 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Back side looking toward Main Street (can see Edmunds High School building through the trees in background) Workmen seen on top of the structure along with lumber and other construction supplies.
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Oil Tank Construction
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 oil tank construction by C. A. Congdon Construction. Business headquartered at 126 S Champlain St in Burlington. Site may be Burlington water front.
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Oil Tank Construction
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: July 15, 1952. Oil tank by C. A. Congdon Construction being built on the water front, Burlington, Vt. Lake Champlain beyond.
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Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photo of five oil storage tanks on the water front of Burlington and Lake Champlain. Texaco buildings in center distance.
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Eastern Star members in formal attire, attending a function. Photo #4.
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Members of Eastern Star, formally dressed, attending a function. Photo #5.
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: 1956 / 1957 A large group of Eastern Star members in formal dress, assembled for a portrait photograph at an Order of the Eastern Star function. Photo #1.
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Piano - Recitals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of a young pianist at the keyboard, dressed in a white gown and seated in a formal (and rather dark) setting with flowers and other plants.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 portrait photo of what may be a family of grandmother, mother and infant. See also mcalB14F01i04 photo of just the child.
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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 portrait photo of an infant resting on a decorative pillow on a couch.
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