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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91 Burlington (Vt.). 83 Business. 81 Portrait photography. 58 Men. 45 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 44 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 39 Buildings. 31 Machinery. 22 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 22 Women. 11 Automobiles. 11 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Construction workers. 10 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 10 Offices. 9 Hospitals. 9 Restaurants. 8 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Service stations. 8 Trucks. 8 Winooski (Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Urban parks. 6 Architectural photography. 5 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Interior architecture. 5 Nurses. 5 Quarries and quarrying. 5 Stores, Retail. 5 Young men. 4 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Young women. 3 Camps. 3 Children. 3 Factories. 3 Flag raising and lowering. 3 Furniture. 3 Gas ovens. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 2 Athletics. 2 Boys. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 2 College students. 2 Construction projects. 2 Grand Isle (Vt.). 2 High school students. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 2 Sideshows. 2 Stoves. 2 Street photography. 2 Totem poles. 2 Williston (Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Animals. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Cafeterias. 1 Camping. 1 Champlain Transportation Company. 1 Church buildings. 1 Circus performers. 1 Classrooms. 1 Convenience stores. 1 Cows. 1 Department stores. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Family. 1 High school athletes. 1 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 1 Nuns. 1 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 1 Priests. 1 Refuse and refuse disposal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Waste disposal sites.

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Miniature of Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: IGA storefront in Burlington, Vt. (City Directory of 1946 does not list this business.) Identity of couple uncertain but very likely the owner and a customer.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
    Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: Eight men and eight women in an office, which looks fairly typical but certainly not model (note oddly stacked furniture, crowded layout). Very few clues to the type of business other than the conservative dress code.
      • 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 of an employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped structure for a building or machine.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington City Hall Park
        Burlington City Hall Park
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          • Date Created: 1938-06-04
          • Description: June 4, 1938 Burlington City Hall and City Hall Park with groundskeepers working near fountain
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Rock Quarry
          Burlington Rock Quarry
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            • Description: Burlington Rock Quarry, with employees loading tipcarts
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington High School Groups
            Burlington High School Groups
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              • Description: Burlington High School custodians seated in stairwell ; third row: John Fleury, Patrick Williams, Charles Coburn ; second row: Mark Dague, Charles Isham, Henry Leclair ; first row: Walter Hartz, Gerard King. In BHS yearbook Oread 1954.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
              Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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                • Date Created: 1937-03-04
                • Description: March 4, 1937. View of sewer pipes at a sewer tile construction plant. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores, Interiors
                Stores, Interiors
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                  • Description: An abundance of fresh and canned food are seen in this interior photo of a local grocery store. One large sign reads IGA Carnival. Another reads Save time, save money. Store employees in white coats and dress ties stand ready to assist customers. Dozens of overhead signs advertise food sales. 1st National Store
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington City Hall Park
                  Burlington City Hall Park
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                    • Date Created: 1938-06-04 00:00:00
                    • Description: June 4, 1938. Groundskeepers with truck working in City Hall Park near fountain with City Hall in the background
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Rock Quarry
                    Burlington Rock Quarry
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                      • Description: Burlington Rock Quarry and quarry workers
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs