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: 1944
    • Description: 1944 indoor photo of parents (seated) and three sons, one of whom is in the navy. Picture of the Lord's Supper hangs on the wall.
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 Christmas photo of three young children seated on the floor of a living room. They are in front of their Christmas tree along with wrapped presents. One child holds a doll while another holds a toy.
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 indoor photo of same man seen with infant and elderly lady in mcalB15F05i03, here seen apparently with wife and 2 sons.
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 portrait photo of an older wife and husband standing indoors next to a staircase. A window is behind them. A plant stand to the right.
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: 1958 indoor photo of family members from mcalB15F09i03, with the twins being held this time by the grandmother, with mother behind her, and great-grandmother sitting behind the young boy.
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              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: 1949 portrait photo of three young children seated on the floor of a living room in front of a Christmas tree with presents. Seen are a bike, two toy trains, stuffed animals, a toy cash register, toy digging machine.
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                • Date Created: circa 1947
                • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family.
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 portrait photo of an older mature husband and wife seated in their home with various flowers arranged.
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of family, with father and sons (two in uniform) in the back row; mother and daughters in front.
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 indoor photo of women and girls all seated on a sofa. One woman holds a composition head baby doll.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs