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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Weddings
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- Description: A young bride in her wedding gown poses beneath a leaf covered arch. She holds her bouquet. A tissue paper bell hangs from above. Two small evergreen trees stand on either side of the arch.
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Weddings
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- Description: Bride and groom with their wedding party gathered outside for a group photo.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Portrait of a wedding party, bride and groom and three other couples, outdoors next to a building at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester.
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Farms
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- Description: View of upland meadow where a farmer is standing with his grazing herd of dairy cows of different breeds.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Portrait of military officers taken at Fort Ethan Allen. Some are carrying crops indicating some of them are cavalry.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Nine mounted military men in formation. Row of parked automobiles in the background.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Picture of a mounted horse jumping a hurdle.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Portrait of military men with rifles in front of buildings and tents. Undated but may be circa 1917.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Group of military men in brush with binoculars and scopes. Photo #56.
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Girl Scouts
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- Description: A man is crowning a Girl Scout from Troop 27 with a paper crown on which it says "Queen." Photo #5.
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