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 Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: IGA storefront in Burlington, Vt. (City Directory of 1946 does not list this business.) Identity of couple uncertain but very likely the owner and a customer.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
    Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
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      • Date Created: 1960-1961
      • Description: 1960/1961. Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture located in Burlington, Vermont. Six students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
      Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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        • Date Created: 1955-04-20
        • Description: April 20, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Seen is a portion of a cement foundation.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
        Penick and Ford (Marble Ave)
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          • Description: Bottling assembly machinery at Penick & Ford, noted as being the country's third largest maker of corn products in 1931. Unlabeled bottles seen on the conveyor belt. Cardboard boxes underneath read Vermont Maid Syrup.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
          Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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            • Description: View of a sewer pipe construction plant. Pipes were once made of clay or concrete tiles formed around a hollow core. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington in the 1930s?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
            Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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              • Description: Undated but may be 1929 or early 1930s showing completed repaving project by the city street dept after the trolley tracks have been removed or covered up. View is looking towards Winooski from Burlington. To the right is the Riverside Service Station (No. 152) selling Socony gasoline. Billboards line one embankment. Colchester Ave runs along the ridge towering in the background. To the left is the Fairview Garage at 110 Riverside.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington High School Groups
              Burlington High School Groups
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                • Description: Photo of George E. Little, Sr. seated at a desk with an open yearbook with G. E. Little, Jr. leaning looking on. Left is Peter Upton, right is Roger Baker. Both Class of 1954, both became physicians and settled in Rutland. Roger holds an open book that appears to be a 1953 Oread yearbook. A calendar displaying the month of February is to the left.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
                Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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                  • Date Created: 1947
                  • Description: 1947 Interior photo of parts department of Nash Motors. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
                  Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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                    • Date Created: 1935/1936
                    • Description: 1935 / 1936 photo of a Chevrolet car dealership with employees standing out front. Could this be Shearer located in Burlington on S. Winooski Ave?
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Beauty Salon
                    Beauty Salon
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                      • Date Created: 1936
                      • Description: 1936 interior view of a beauty parlor or salon. A curtain divides the sitting area from the work area. Hair dryers and curling machines to the right. Fall-Spring
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs