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 Camp Marycrest - Staff
Camp Marycrest - Staff
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    • Description: 1948 photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns on the steps of the main building.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of four men, very likely in a business setting, with unpainted walls in the background. Names, location, occasion are unknown.
      • 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 employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped architectural piece.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
        Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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          • Date Created: 1950
          • Description: 1950 photo of four female nurses of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #10.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
          Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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            • Date Created: 1950
            • Description: 1950 photo of five female nurses of the Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #15.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
            Portraits, groups, unidentified
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              • Description: Six men stop their work and stand next to two butchered cows (steers?) in a meat processing plant. Undated.
              • 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
                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 Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
                  Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 Herberg Auto Service Inc. 204-206 Main Street location in Burlington, Vt. George M. and Donald R. Herberg owners and executives. Window above advertises New York Life Insurance (located at 200 Main) Winter.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Business Enterprises - A-B
                    Business Enterprises - A-B
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                      • Description: Burlington Electric Motor Service Inc. with employees. Undated but may be 1935 / 1936.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs