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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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 indoor photo of a young woman seated on a very large (Art Deco style?) upholstered chair with wide arms and two young men, perhaps her brothers, one of whom is wearing a military uniform. See also mcalB15F02i07 for same young woman in same setting.
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 indoor photo of extended family, including two navy seamen, and several young children. A radio on its stand to the right. A wall flower holder seen behind to the left. See also mcalB14F24i01 for woman and two sailors only.
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        • Date Created: 1945-1946
        • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of two couples, perhaps a husband (left), his wife, and her parents (right). Ubiquitous radio (far right) is also quite large. Photo #4.
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          • Date Created: 1945-1946
          • Description: a. 1945 indoor photo of two couples, perhaps a husband (left), his wife, and her parents (right). Ubiquitous radio (far right) is also quite large. Photo #3.
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            • Date Created: 1947-1948
            • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo (with overexposed upper edge) of couple and their 2 young sons.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1947-1948
              • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo of a couple with their infant.
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              Miniature of Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 indoor photo taken at Christmas time, with 3 generations present. A portrait of a family member, very likely still on active duty, is placed in the tree.
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                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1946-1947
                  • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of a couple with two young children.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1947-1948
                    • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo of the family seen in mcalB14F26i01, with better lighting but still some shadows, e.g upper right corner.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                    Trinity College - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951. Outdoor photo on steps of Mann Hall of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood development and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Children's Day? Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs