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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Hi-Y Clubs
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of the boys' basketball team of the Burlington Hi-Y Club.
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    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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      • Date Created: circa 1950's
      • Description: 1950s photo of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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      Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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        • Date Created: 1952-10
        • Description: Oct. 1952 photo of a typing class at Winooski High School. Students are working on exercises as an instructor checks their progress. Class is taken predominantly by girls, mindful perhaps of their career opportunities.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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          • Description: Undated Winooski High School classroom with teacher and students. Here students face the camera while at their desks. May be for one of the school's yearbooks. Photo #28.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Miscellaneous
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            • Date Created: 1951-1952
            • Description: Wood bench or stool. Dated 1951 / 1952.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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              • Description: 1947 Interior photo of Nash Motors show room. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul, Burlington, Vt. Over head is spelled out the slogan, "Here is your new Nash"
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Fish
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                • Date Created: 1935-1936
                • Description: 1935/1936 photo of two men displaying their catch of fish, fishing rods and other gear. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Fish
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: 1937 photo of two men displaying a catch of fish. Each man holds his fishing rod. The large fish in the center seems to have been caught while swallowing a smaller fish.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Flowers, Pots
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                    • Date Created: circa 1940s
                    • Description: 1940s photo of two vases with ornamental handles in the shape of a head wearing a helmet.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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                      • Date Created: 1937
                      • Description: 1937 photo of the movie theatre building at Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs