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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Miniature of Weddings
Weddings
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. See also mcalB22F11i06, mcalB22F11i10
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
    Portraits, families, unidentified
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      • Description: A seated man and woman (husband and wife) and a boy (their son). Floral draperies seen behind.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
      Portraits, families, unidentified
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        • Description: Group family portrait with parents and their nine children. Photo of Christ hanging on the wall behind. See also mcalA14F16i04 and mcalA14F16i08
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Weddings
        Weddings
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          • Description: Members of a wedding celebration seen the same art deco decorated location as in mcalA15F05i20. A young boy sits in front wearing knickers. Photo #2. See also mcalA19F04i04.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. Photo #1. See also mcalB22F11i08
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of UVM - Groups
            UVM - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1949-1950
              • Description: 1949 or 1950 photo of a small group of men and women sitting on graduation bleachers in front of Waterman. View behind them is the University of Vermont green and buildings on University Row including Williams Science Hall.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Family
              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1950
                • Description: 1950 family portrait photo of a husband, wife and infant gathered in their living room with Christmas tree. Same baby as seen in mcalB14F05i11. See also mcalB15F04i08.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 (March) indoor photo of family with six children. The younger boy wears a leg brace. Left is an old- fashioned Singer sewing machine. See also mcalB15F05i10
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 family Christmas portrait with tree, sled, sand truck, doll. Same family as seen in mcalB14F06i06, mcalB15F03i19, mcalB15F04i08, mcalB15F04i09, mcalB15F04i10, mcalB15F05i17
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1957-1958
                      • Description: Ca. 1957 indoor photo of three women on a sofa, and a collie lying on the floor.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs