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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Portraits - Family
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: Another portrait photo of older mature couple; husband and wife seated among flower arrangements. Brick fireplace seen behind. Dated 1949
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Portraits - Family
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      • Date Created: 1949-1950
      • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait photo. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15. Taken outdoors on a lawn with trees behind.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1950
        • Description: 1950 photo of a man, a woman, a mare and her colt standing outside on a grassy field in front of a house. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1951
          • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of three generations of a family, seen also in mcalB14F18i06 and other photos.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of a soldier, his wife and young daughter (grandniece, Joanne Raymond?). Taken in McAllister's backyard at his home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of 2 women and 7 men, same Farm Bureau group seen in mcalB14F24i11.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 indoor photo of the 2 sailors seen in mcalB14F24i01 with the rest of the family, with perhaps four generations present. Same setting with wall flower holder seen behind.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: circa 1945
                      • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of 5 men, 2 women, all employees, apparently, of an unidentified business. This is the same office seen in mcalB15F20i09.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs