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 Weddings
Weddings
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom. They stand in an archway that may be in a private home. Baskets of flowers are on the floor beside them. She is dressed in a wedding gown and holds a large bouquet. The groom is in military uniform.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
    Houses -Unidentified
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      • Description: McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. A car is parked in the driveway.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
      Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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        • Date Created: 1957-1958
        • Description: 1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
        Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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          • Description: An older couple and their dog stand in front of their home with the garage and parked car seen to the left. Dated 1947.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a large family, possibly that of Adalard and Mary LeBlanc (see mcalB14F14i11). The house pictured here is at 109 Intervale Ave.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Children
            Portraits - Children
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of four young children and the family cat sitting outside on the cement steps of their white clapboard house.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
              Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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                • Description: Dormitory room at Trinity College, very likely in Mother (Catherine) McAuley Hall, which was built in 1958.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Weddings
                Weddings
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                  • Description: A newly wed couple cut their wedding cake set out on a dining table in a home. Wedding guests and family gather around to watch. Crepe paper streamers decorated the room. See same bride and groom in mcalB22F06i05
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses - Unidentified
                  Houses - Unidentified
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                    • Description: A photo of a cottage in a rural setting. It has a stone chimney and shingle siding. There is a man standing at the left, a woman at the window and another woman with a dog in the nearby road. Tall pine trees, other plants and a rocky ledge fill the landscape.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified
                    Houses - Unidentified
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                      • Description: Front view of a two story clapboard house located in Queen City Park with an open front porch and center front steps. Striped awnings are attached to the front porch and to the two upper story windows. Shingles cover the lower portion of the front porch. The number 96 is visible on the front of the house. Same house as mcalA11F16i22
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs