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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580 Portrait photography. 461 Women. 197 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Family. 70 Buildings. 64 Restaurants. 62 Children. 58 Employees. 52 Colchester (Vt.). 47 Business. 44 Soldiers. 43 Interior architecture. 41 Veterans. 36 University of Vermont. 36 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 33 Priests. 28 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 24 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 22 Armed Forces -- Officers. 22 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College students. 20 House furnishings. 19 Bowling. 19 Church buildings. 19 Dwellings. 18 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 18 Camps. 18 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 Camping. 17 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 16 Athletics. 15 Machinery. 14 Urban parks. 13 Boys. 13 Winooski (Vt.). 12 Automobiles. 12 Christmas greens. 12 Landscape photography. 12 Young women. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 11 Offices. 11 Salvation Army. 10 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 10 Knights of Columbus. 10 Young men. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Horses. 8 Costume. 8 Infants. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Nuns. 7 Battery Park (Vt.). 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 7 Middlebury College. 7 Musical groups. 7 Radio broadcasters. 7 Radio stations. 7 Santa Claus. 7 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 6 Actors. 6 Architectural photography. 6 Cavalry. 6 Circus performers. 6 Construction projects. 6 Reunions. 6 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Trucks. 6 Weddings. 5 Advertising. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Cake. 5 Chapels. 5 Choruses. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Cows. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Montpelier (Vt.). 5 Musicians. 5 Painting. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 4 Airplanes. 4 Barns. 4 Brides. 4 Bridges. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fishes. 4 Furniture. 4 General Electric Company. 4 Girls. 4 Greek letter societies. 4 Military weapons. 4 Stores, Retail. 4 Vermont Governor. 4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 4 Women veterans. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boats and boating. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Classrooms. 3 Construction workers. 3 Convenience stores. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Farms. 3 Marriage. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad trains. 3 School children. 3 Service stations. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 2 Baseball. 2 Beauty operators. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Buses. 2 Cavalry horses. 2 Champlain Transportation Company. 2 College graduates. 2 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Exhibitions. 2 Hockey. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Modern Woodmen of America. 2 Museums. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Ships. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 Students. 1 American Legion. 1 Basketball. 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hardware. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military supplies. 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Nurses. 1 Orchestra. 1 Plants. 1 Rifle practice. 1 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 1 Stoves. 1 Trailers. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.). 1 Woodwork.

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Miniature of First Congregational Church - Organizations
First Congregational Church - Organizations
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: 1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles
    Fraternal Order of Eagles
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of Santa Claus (wearing a costume mask) and a few male members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles standing next to a decorated Christmas tree. Photo #6.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
      Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 group portrait photo of members of the Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons) assembled in front of a pastoral mural painting. McAllister belonged to a Masonic lodge in Winooski, Vermont.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Knights of Columbus
        Knights of Columbus
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of Knights of Columbus members standing dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes. One member is a priest.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America)
          MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America)
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            • Description: Men and women of the MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America) 1930s? Photo #1. See also mcalA15F04i06
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
            Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: 1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #11.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Military Groups
              Military Groups
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                • Date Created: 1935
                • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of military men firing cannon. Ethan Allen Artillery Range? Photo #45.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Military Groups
                Military Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1935
                  • Description: 1935 or 1936 group portrait of the men of the A & B Co. Men hold a flag or banner identifying the military company.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of National Grange
                  National Grange
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 photo of members of the National Grange standing outside on the steps of Burlington City Hall. Most are older adults but one young child is seen held by its father. Photo #5.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
                    Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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                      • Description: Portrait of sixteen military officers standing on the steps of a building at Fort Ethan Allen. They wear jodhpurs and some carry crops indicating they are cavalry.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs