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 Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 indoor photo of a group of men and women, gathered in front of several theatrical curtains for their portrait. Two women are holding bowling pins. Name of group, location, occasion unknown.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
    Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 Six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Bowling Leagues
      Bowling Leagues
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        • Description: 1940s or 1951? Celebratory dinner with women bowlers assembled around dining tables for a group portrait. Bowling trophies are seen on the central table. Small water glasses filled with pansies decorate the tables. Photo #6.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Bowling Leagues
        Bowling Leagues
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          • Description: Winter 1940s About two dozen women and one man seated at dining tables with bowling pin recognition awards or trophies also on the tables.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
          Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 Six men dressed in shirt and tie stand in a bowling alley with trophies.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Bowling Leagues
            Bowling Leagues
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Six men stand behind a table on which bowling pins, trophies and bowling balls are placed. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
              Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                • Date Created: 1949-1950
                • Description: A large group of women ( and one man) gathered in a rustic restaurant. Seen on the dining tables are rows of small trophies, perhaps women's or ladies' bowling league? Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Athletics, unidentified
                Athletics, unidentified
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Undated photograph of unidentified group of bowlers and audience. Location is possible the Burlington Bowling Arena on Pearl Street, Burlington, Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Bowling Leagues
                  Bowling Leagues
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 photo of a lady bowler standing in a lane holding a bowling ball. A scenic wall mural is seen in the background. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Bowling Leagues
                    Bowling Leagues
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                      • Description: 1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Six men stand and kneel for a group photo. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs