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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Miniature of Earhart, Amelia
Earhart, Amelia
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    • Description: Undated photograph taken at the Burlington Airport of eight men and women standing in front of a small airplane. A labeled and string wrapped package rests on the ground. A logo with a winged horse and the letters "FA" seen on plane's tail. May be 1934.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington Airport
    Burlington Airport
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: A formal portrait of a propeller driven airplane sitting in a open field with 20 men standing and kneeling beside it. The word SHELL is printed on the side of the plane. See also mcalA15F08i10.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Airplane Crashes
      Airplane Crashes
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        • Description: View of a crashed plane in a snowy field. Logo on the side of the plane reads "Boston - Maine Airways Central Vermont" 1935/1936?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Airplane Crashes
        Airplane Crashes
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          • Description: Photo of a crashed airplane in a snowy field. The engine propellers can be seen in the wreckage. 1935/1936?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Airplane Crashes
          Airplane Crashes
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            • Description: Photo of the front of a crashed airplane in a snowy field. Two propellers can be seen among the wreckage. 1935/1936?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs