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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1947
    • Description: 1947 photo of 3 men affiliated in some way with the Nash bed company. One man is presenting the other with a plaque or certificate while the third looks on. Three large banners promoting the company's product hang on the wall.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
    Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
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      • Date Created: 1948-1949
      • Description: 25 Church Street : rear entrance and staircase to upper floors of People's Dept. store.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
      Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: Window display of Lowe Brothers paints, finishes, and brushes (is this really a Sherwin-Williams store?).
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
        Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: Sherwin-Williams Paints, 152 College St., Burlington, Vt. Innovative window display demonstrates how clear a coating of Lin-X Clear Gloss is.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: Display of Lin-X and Kem-Tone glosses and finishes.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
            Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of 23 Church Street. Singer Sewing Machine Co. retail store, on the west side of Church St.
              • 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 interior view of Singer Sewing Machine Co. retail store once located at 23 Church Street, Burlington. See exterior of store mcalB18F27i10
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
                Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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                  • Date Created: 1951-1952
                  • Description: 1951 or 1952 photo of 23 Church Street. Singer Sewing Machine Co. retail store, on the west side of Church St.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
                  Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 photo of back lot of Singer Sewing Machine Store, 23 Church St., Burlington, Vt., apparently before the construction of Irving's (ladies' ready-to-wear clothing store).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
                    Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Date Created: 1948-1949
                      • Description: 23 Church Street. Singer Sewing Machine Co. retail store, on the west side of Church St.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs