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: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 group portrait of five siblings. Oldest sister holds the youngest child. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: 1949-1950
      • Description: Over exposed and blurry photo of family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB14F12i06 and mcalB14F12i07. Grandmother sits front center. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      Portraits, families, unidentified
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        • Description: A multi generation family assemble outside near the front porch for a group photo. A mother holds an infant. An American flag hangs from the porch.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        Portraits, families, unidentified
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          • Description: An outdoor group portrait of an unidentified man and woman with eight children as they stand in front of a wood frame clapboard house. Three children kneel on a toboggan. Same family group also seen in mcalA09F12i34, mcalA15F02i30, i31, i32, i33, i35
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          Portraits, families, unidentified
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            • Description: Group family portrait with parents and their nine children standing outside their home. See also mcalA15F02i02 and mcalA14F16i04
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 outdoor photo of a young couple and child taken in McAllister's backyard at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i03 for later family photo with other members.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                • Date Created: 1935-1936
                • Description: This is very likely the family of Chester M. Kerr, salesman, who, at the time of this photo, owned this house at 283 So. Prospect St., Burlington, Vt.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 indoor photo of five brothers and their parents. A wooden dog marionette seen behind hanging from one of the wall sconces.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1945-1946
                    • Description: Ca. 1945 outdoor photo of family with twin girls.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also mcalA14F15i19
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs