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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
Portraits - Individuals
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 photo of 3 photos of four young office workers with machines; typewriter and duplicating machine seen.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
    Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: Display of Kem-Tone, "the modern miracle wall finish," with several cans of the product, ad panels, and even a room in a dollhouse. Roman numerals on window are part of clock face that indicates, possibly, the store's lunch hour (see mcalB18F26i06).
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
      Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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        • Date Created: 1948-1949
        • Description: 1948 or 1949 photo of 23 Church Street. Singer Sewing Machine Co. retail store, on the west side of Church St.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
        Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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          • Date Created: 1937-03-05
          • Description: March 5, 1937. This view shows the inside of the room used for cutting, rolling and electrically welding the wire reinforced baskets used as reinforcements for the concrete sewer pipe. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel
          Vermont Structural Steel
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            • Description: Two male employees working with large machinery at the Vermont Structural Steel plant on Flynn Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Dated 1951.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Store Windows
            Store Windows
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              • Description: Socony automotive exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing supplies for the automobiles including lubricating oil. See also mcalA13F06i06
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
              Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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                • Description: 1936 Employees of Herberg Auto Service Inc. listed as being located at 137-139 S. Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington. George M and Donald R Herberg owners and executives. Fall-Spring.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
                Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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                  • Description: Charles P. Smith, Ford dealership. Near College Street at 87 St Paul Street. To the right is the First Baptist Church, Burlington at 81 St. Paul St.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
                  Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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                    • Description: 1947. Nash car dealership. Burlington garage. 173 St. Paul St., Burlington, Vermont. Royer Motor Company.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
                    Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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                      • Description: 1947 Interior view of car dealership and parts department at 173 St. Paul St. Royer Motor Co., Burlington, Vt.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs