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: 1945
    • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a mother (center) and four daughters standing at the corner of a brick building.
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a mother (center) and four daughters gathered on the lawn near the corner of a brick building.
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 indoor photo of 2 men and 3 women, middle-aged and elderly, gathered in the dining room amid some elegant decor and furnishings. The elderly couple seated are the same as seen in mcalB14F21i05 on a velvet sofa.
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 indoor photo of woman and her two children at Christmastime. Several toys are present including a tricycle, Buddy metal truck, stuffed horse, doll and castle, but, alas, father is not.
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 indoor photo of four very excited children and their mother at Christmas time. A portrait of their father, very likely, is on the fireplace mantel (left) where stockings are hung. The girls each hold a doll, the little boy in a sailor suit may be holding a toy piano. Just visible to the left are tinker toys.
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              • Date Created: 1946-1947
              • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of a large family gathering, seen also in mcalB14F26i10. The occasion may be a milestone wedding anniversary for one of the middle generation couples.
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                • Date Created: 1949-1950
                • Description: 1949 or 1950 wedding anniversary photo of an older couple standing at a table laid out with silver tea service, cups and sandwiches. A tiered cake is center. Taken in a kitchen. Photo #3.
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 indoor photo of family seen in mcalB15F05i09, this time smiling a bit more. Singer sewing machine on the left. The younger boy wears a leg brace.
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: 1953 portrait photo taken indoors of a family; perhaps a mother, father, their grown children or in-laws. One man holds an infant.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs