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.
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Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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- Date Created: 1955-06-16
- Description: June 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. View of the construction of an upper level of the store. Steel girders span across the floor being laid.
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Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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- Date Created: 1955-09-12
- Description: September 12, 1955. A portion of the remodeled S. S. Kresge department Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Wm G. Younglove, Supt. Display counters are being assembled.
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Landscapes
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- Description: Uncaptioned photograph from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Picture of a mounted horse jumping a hurdle.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Nine mounted military men in formation. Row of parked automobiles in the background.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Date Created: 1934-08
- Description: Cavalry Reserve Officers Artillery Range Forth Ethan Allen. Background shows area with pitched tents and row of parked automobiles. Dated Aug. 1934.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Column of mounted military men. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #21.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Date Created: 1934-08
- Description: Cavalry Reserve Officers Artillery Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. August 1934. Camp site with pitched tents and row of parked automobiles are also visible.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Machine guns in action, Artillery Range, Fort Ethan Allen Vt. Military men with helmets firing machine guns at night.
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Dance Recitals
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- Description: Thirteen young tap dancers form a line as they strike a pose in their dance recital outfits and tap dance shoes. Two boys in sailor suits kneel in front of a row of girls in tulle skirted costumes and broad brimmed fur edged hats. Donna Sousie is pictured in the center. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Circa 1955-56. Photo 7
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs