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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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 indoor photo of (perhaps) a husband and wife.
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 indoor photo of mother with eight children, as seen in mcalB14F17i08.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of farm family in front of a garden stand. At least three generations are present. (Has an Ansel Adams look to it.)
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        Miniature of Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of four generations of men, along with the family dog, as seen in mcalB14F20i07.
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 indoor photo of 4 young children (two boys and two girls) and their grandparents. Photo #3.
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            Miniature of Portraits - Children
            Portraits - Children
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: 1951 photo of three children in front of their Christmas tree surrounded by gifts the family received. The two boys wear cowboy outfits. Their younger sister stands between them.
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              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951 photo of three children in front of their decorated Christmas tree surrounded by gifts the family received. The two boys sit on the floor and the elder holds his infant sibling. One toy is a drive in service station "Happy Time".
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                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1943 indoor photo of four women and an infant, very likely three or four generations of the family. See also mcalB14F14i08.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Weddings
                  Weddings
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                    • Description: Members of a wedding celebration seen the same art deco decorated location as in mcalA15F05i20. A young boy sits in front wearing knickers. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family. On e of the three mothers has twins on her lap.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs