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 multi generational family, including a framed photo of a service man in the family who was unable to join them for the portrait. One man is in the Navy.
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 indoor photo of woman with her son in a nicely furnished living room.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 indoor photo of mother and son (as seen in mcalB14F19i01) in comfortably furnished living room.
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of an elderly couple. Taken in the driveway on the side of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Garden trellis in the background. See also mcalB14F18i04
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            • Date Created: circa 1945
            • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of family, seen in mcalB14F19i08, with twin girls.
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 indoor photo of parents and adult children seen in mcalB14F20i03, two of whom are in uniform. (McAllister apparently forgot about the mirror off to the left.)
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                • Date Created: circa 1951
                • Description: Ca. 1951 indoor photo of elegantly dressed couple. Room has bold wallpaper and stylish furniture.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  • Date Created: circa 1951
                  • Description: Ca. 1951 indoor photo of couple seen in mcalB15F05i05, now joined by their children. Wallpaper has an exotic look. Family conveys confidence and prosperity.
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                    • Date Created: circa 1956
                    • Description: Ca. 1956 indoor Christmas photo of a couple and their two children gathered near the tree.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 indoor photo of family members from mcalB15F09i03, with the twins being held this time by the grandmother, with great-grandmother sitting at her right, and the parents standing in the back.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs