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 1961 - 1970 of 4224 Records
Houses - Unidentified
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- Description: The building to the right is seen in another photo in the collection with square porch columns (mcalA11F16i10). The view here shows another large rectangular two story building nearby.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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- Date Created: 1955-06-16
- Description: June 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. View of the work site with wood framing.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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- Description: Completed construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here is the cement block wall as it adjoins a neighboring building.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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- Description: Fall 1955. Boxed Christmas cards fill one counter as seen in this view of the interior of the S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Overhead lights illuminate a wide variety of other merchandise on display during the store's remodeling sale.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1934-07-03
- Description: July 3, 1934. P. W. A. Project # 2362. A view showing the rolling of the crushed stone before the application of the Penetration Asphalt at the Lakeview Cemetery located at 455 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1934-07-03
- Description: July 3, 1934. Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont located at 455 North Ave. P. W. A. Project # 2362 - A northeasterly view of the entrance to the cemetery addition showing the application of the penetration ashphalt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College Groups
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 photo of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty. Identifiable persons, front row (l.-r.) are: Wolfgang Stechow, director Werner Neuse (4th from l.) and Fritz Tiller (far r.); back row (l.-r.): Herbert Lederer, Joachim Seyppel, and Henry Remak from Indiana U. (3rd from l.). Enrollment in 1958 was 110. Same group as mcalA13F07i15
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Middlebury College Groups
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- Description: Group of adults [French Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on the Middlebury College campus. Undated. Same group as mcalA13F07i17
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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- Description: Marine exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing motor boats and equipment. Nearby banner reads Vermont Structural Steel Corp. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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- Description: RCA Radiola exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing radios for the home. Embossed with McAllister's name lower right corner.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs