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

Showing 1891 - 1900 of 4224 Records

Kamp Kill Kare
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    • Description: Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    J. F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of a hand operated tool "The Little Blacksmith" manufactured by the J.F. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vermont) Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Little League Baseball
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          • Date Created: circa 1940s
          • Description: 1940s group portrait of the Mud Alley Midgets little league boys baseball team. Letters MAM seen on their caps. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America)
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            • Description: Women cadets of the MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America) each holding an axe. 1930s? Photo #1
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            McLure's Student Band, Groton, VT
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              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: 1950 photo of McLure's Student Band, Groton, Vermont standing on the steps of the Burlington City Hall in Burlington. May have been taken at the Vermont Music Festival. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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                • Description: Photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. 1940s?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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                  • Description: Photo of a house with an enclosed upper story porch. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: 1951 Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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                      • Date Created: 1950
                      • Description: 1950 photo of four female nurses of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #10.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs