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: 1956-1957
    • Description: Ca. 1956 indoor Christmas photo of a couple and their 3 children in front of the tree.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: 1948-1949
      • Description: 1948 or 1949 portrait photo of a mature couple outside in front of their home.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: Same grown children as seen in mcalB15F02i07. Pictured here just the three siblings. One brother in military uniform. Dated 1949.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Date Created: 1949-1950
          • Description: 1949 or 1950 group family portrait. They are outdoors on a grassy lawn with trees behind.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1949-1950
            • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15. Seen here inside.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1949-1950
              • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15 and mcalB15F02i16. Seen here inside home with painting on the wall.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
              Trinity College - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951. Outdoor photo on steps of Mann Hall of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood education and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                Trinity College - Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951. Outdoor photo on steps of Mann Hall of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood development and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                  Trinity College - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952. Outdoor photo on the steps of Mann Hall of a group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Childrens Day? Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Another exposure of more of the group as seen in mcalB16F09i02. Family celebration or reunion?
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs