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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145 Burlington (Vt.). 132 Buildings. 113 Architectural photography. 63 Housing. 61 Portrait photography. 60 Street photography. 41 Family. 41 Interior architecture. 31 Construction projects. 29 House furnishings. 27 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 27 Women. 25 University of Vermont. 24 Children. 19 Men. 18 Brides. 17 Bridegrooms. 16 College students. 16 Greek letter societies. 15 Young women. 13 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 13 Weddings. 11 Shelburne (Vt.). 10 Animals. 10 Marriage. 9 Business. 9 Landscape photography. 8 Girls. 7 Furniture. 6 Automobiles. 6 Cake. 6 Museums. 6 Street signs. 5 Christmas greens. 5 Colchester (Vt.). 5 Dolls. 5 Soldiers. 5 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Boys. 4 First communion. 4 Shelburne Museum. 4 Toys. 3 Chairs. 3 Reunions. 2 Circus performers. 2 Construction workers. 2 Flowers. 2 Infants. 2 Mobile homes. 2 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Young men. 1 Banners. 1 Billboards. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Church buildings. 1 Costume. 1 Employees. 1 Factories. 1 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 1 Gardens. 1 High school students. 1 Hospitals. 1 Hotels. 1 Machinery. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Rifles. 1 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 1 Service stations. 1 Snowplows. 1 Tractors. 1 Trucks. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Winooski (Vt.). 1 Women veterans. 1 Woodwork.

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Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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    • Description: Colonial Revival style freestanding staircase with carpeted treads. Bold floral wallpaper decorates the stairwell. A banjo wall clock and chandelier are also seen.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
    Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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      • Description: An interior view of a corner of a room with a view into an adjoining room. A Yale banner and a racket hang from the wall. Furnishings include wicker chairs, a lamps with a fringed lamp shade, a throw covered couch with pillows,toy stuffed dog and a doll. Simple area rugs cover the floor.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits, individuals, unidentified
      Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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        • Description: A mature woman sits at a drop leaf table with a silver tea and coffee set. A pine corner cupboard displays more silver items such as bowls, and platters. A family photo is also seen on the upper shelf of the cupboard. Photo #4. 1959, see mcalB16F17i06 for same dated photo.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
        Burlington Streets: Riverside Ave.
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          • Description: Undated but may be 1929 or early 1930s after Riverside Ave was repaved with removal or covering up of old trolley tracks. A filling station is to the left and a sign for Sherwood Hotel is seen to the right of that. Houses line the ridge towering in the background.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Williams St.
          Burlington Streets: Williams St.
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            • Date Created: 1931-10-01
            • Description: October 1, 1931. View of No. Williams Street looking north from Pearl Street during road construction by the Burlington Street Dept. Trolley tracks still in place along Pearl Street as are the overhead cable wires. To the left is No. 366 Pearl Street. Also to the left is No. 15 No. Williams Street and to the extreme right is No. 380 Pearl.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
            Burlington Streets: Pearl St.
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              • Description: Undated but may be late 1920s or early 1930s looking south toward So. Union at the intersection of Pearl Street and South Union Street. To the right is 233 Pearl St. and to the left is 235 Pearl. City street dept. workmen do maintenance at the corner.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
              Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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                • Description: Photo of a house Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. Chimney displays a large decorative "C."
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                  Houses -Unidentified
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                    • Description: 192 Summit St., Burlington, VT. Owner in 1935: Oren S. Nims.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                    Houses -Unidentified
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                      • Description: 83 Loomis Street, Burlington. 1945 photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs