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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54 Burlington (Vt.)

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Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of a hanging chandelier. Elaborate wallpaper seen on the wall behind.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
    UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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      • Description: View looking northeast of temporary housing on the UVM campus. The Fleming Museum lies beyond the complex, with the Mary Fletcher Hospital off to the right. Dated 1947.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
      Houses -Unidentified
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        • Date Created: circa 1940s
        • Description: 1940s photo of house at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington after a heavy snow fall. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing outside?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses -Identified
        Houses -Identified
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          • Date Created: 1958
          • Description: 1959 backyard photo of 47 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington with melting snow. View is of back of house looking towards Clarke Street that runs beyond the houses to the houses to the left.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
          Houses -Unidentified
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            • Description: McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. A car is parked in the driveway.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
            Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of a chandelier hanging from a ceiling. Landscape paintings hang on the wall behind.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
              Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of a furnished bedroom with two double beds.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
                UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                  • Date Created: 1946-1947
                  • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                  Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                    • Description: Lower Church Street. In another photo, identified as 209 Church St. Owner: George F. LaFrance. Dated 1949 - 1950.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                      • Date Created: 1950
                      • Description: 1950s photo of 57 Grant Street at the corner of Grant and North Winooski Ave., Burlington.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs