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 Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: Sherwin-Williams Paints, 152 College St., Burlington, Vt. Innovative window display demonstrates how clear a coating of Lin-X Clear Gloss is.
    • 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 window at the Sherwin-Williams Paints store in Burlington, Vt.
      • 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: undated
        • Description: Display of "Mello-Gloss" paint, which leaves a washable surface.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
        Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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          • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a framed watercolor painting by Grace Webb (signed) showing a stream winding through a winter landscape.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
          Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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            • Description: 1944 or 1945 watercolor painting signed Grace Webb. Shows a still life grouping.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Art - Misc. Paintings
            Art - Misc. Paintings
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              • Description: Photo of a framed religious painting showing the Holy Family; Joseph, Mary, infant Christ Child and infant John the Baptist. Date photo was taken 1936/1945. Summer
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
              Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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                • Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate at Shelburne Farms.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
                Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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                  • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of an unframed watercolor painting by Grace A. Webb showing a mountainous landscape. Signed Grace Webb.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
                  Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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                    • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a watercolor painting by Grace A. Webb of a landscape scene. Reminiscent of a photo McAllister took of a young child standing in a road in a country scene. See mcalA17F11i05
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Art - Misc. Paintings
                    Art - Misc. Paintings
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                      • Description: Photo of a painting depicting the half length portrait of a young woman done in a classic portraiture style. Looks to be unframed. Date photo taken 1936 - 1945.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs