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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Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Spring, Summer Cadet Nurses. Photo #1?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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- Date Created: 1935-1936
- Description: 1935/1936 Fall-Spring building construction at Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT) See also mcalB08F31i12
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
First Congregational Church
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- Description: First Congregational Church and Chapel, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Congregational Church - Choirs
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- Description: Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Fran Howe is 2nd from left in front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show. Photo #25. See also mcalA09F12i18
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of children's choir in the sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips, lilies and palms in the back. Photo 1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
First Congregational Church - Organizations
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- Description: Rev. Charles Stanley Jones (front center) with men of the church standing outside on the steps.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
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- Description: 1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones strike a pose in front of the Edmunds High School building. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of the interior of a dairy barn with cows in their stalls, milking equipment and two men.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms - Livestock
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a young bull with its handler standing outside with farm buildings in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms - Livestock
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- Description: Cows in a pasture.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs