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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580 Portrait photography. 461 Women. 197 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Family. 70 Buildings. 64 Restaurants. 62 Children. 58 Employees. 52 Colchester (Vt.). 47 Business. 44 Soldiers. 43 Interior architecture. 41 Veterans. 36 University of Vermont. 36 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 33 Priests. 28 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 24 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 22 Armed Forces -- Officers. 22 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College students. 20 House furnishings. 19 Bowling. 19 Church buildings. 19 Dwellings. 18 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 18 Camps. 18 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 Camping. 17 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 16 Athletics. 15 Machinery. 14 Urban parks. 13 Boys. 13 Winooski (Vt.). 12 Automobiles. 12 Christmas greens. 12 Landscape photography. 12 Young women. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 11 Offices. 11 Salvation Army. 10 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 10 Knights of Columbus. 10 Young men. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Horses. 8 Costume. 8 Infants. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Nuns. 7 Battery Park (Vt.). 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 7 Middlebury College. 7 Musical groups. 7 Radio broadcasters. 7 Radio stations. 7 Santa Claus. 7 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 6 Actors. 6 Architectural photography. 6 Cavalry. 6 Circus performers. 6 Construction projects. 6 Reunions. 6 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Trucks. 6 Weddings. 5 Advertising. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Cake. 5 Chapels. 5 Choruses. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Cows. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Montpelier (Vt.). 5 Musicians. 5 Painting. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 4 Airplanes. 4 Barns. 4 Brides. 4 Bridges. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fishes. 4 Furniture. 4 General Electric Company. 4 Girls. 4 Greek letter societies. 4 Military weapons. 4 Stores, Retail. 4 Vermont Governor. 4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 4 Women veterans. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boats and boating. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Classrooms. 3 Construction workers. 3 Convenience stores. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Farms. 3 Marriage. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad trains. 3 School children. 3 Service stations. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 2 Baseball. 2 Beauty operators. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Buses. 2 Cavalry horses. 2 Champlain Transportation Company. 2 College graduates. 2 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Exhibitions. 2 Hockey. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Modern Woodmen of America. 2 Museums. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Ships. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 Students. 1 American Legion. 1 Basketball. 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hardware. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military supplies. 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Nurses. 1 Orchestra. 1 Plants. 1 Rifle practice. 1 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 1 Stoves. 1 Trailers. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.). 1 Woodwork.

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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 photo of men seated at banquet tables in a public or commercial space. At the far end of the room it reads "Welcome" and has the medical symbol caduceus. Photo #2. See also mcalB16F05i08
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 photo of 4 men at the train station (seen in mcalB15F21i05). Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 indoor photo of a group of men and women, gathered in front of several theatrical curtains for their portrait. Two women are holding bowling pins. Name of group, location, occasion unknown.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 photo of several men and women at a private dinner. Identity of group, venue, and occasion unknown.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of six service men. Some of these men are seen in mcalB14F24i24. Photo #4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
            Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: Eight men and eight women in an office, which looks fairly typical but certainly not model (note oddly stacked furniture, crowded layout). Very few clues to the type of business other than the conservative dress code.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
              Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1935
                • Description: 1935. Management team of Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, VT. The Burl. City Directory listed the following administrative positions: Sam C. Blodgett, pres.; Edward F. Holbrook, vice pres.; and treas. William F. Holbrook.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1957-1958
                  • Description: 1957/ 1958. This rustic wooden paneled room (perhaps a restaurant) is where a group of men and women gather for a group portrait. Burlington residents, Bob and Bea Earnshaw in second row seated left side. . Photo #3. See also mcalA15F05i12, i13 and mcalA15F08i01, mcalA15F05i11
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1959
                    • Description: 1959 photo of men and women gathered in a room with knotty pine wall paneling. Identified in front row, right side Bea and Bob Earnshaw, Burlington residents. He was employed by the Burlington Rendering Company. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    Salvation Army
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of bagged Christmas packages each with the Salvation literature, "The War Cry" destined as gifts to the needy. Majors Edward and Elsie Russell of the Salvation Army stand to the left. A decorated Christmas tree is behind.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs