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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Miniature of Farms
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    • Description: View of upland meadow where a farmer is standing with his grazing herd of dairy cows of different breeds.
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    Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
    McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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      • Description: A winter scene of Louis McAllister with two coon dogs and fox pelts at what may be his No. Winooski Ave home in Burlington.
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      Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
      McAllister Memorabilia
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        • Description: Photo of a slender collie dog lying in a corner outside the house with front legs extended. Location is McAllister's backdoor at his home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
        McAllister Memorabilia
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          • Description: Photo of a collie standing on a snow bank. Location may be McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Date may be 1957 - 1958.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Farms - Livestock
          Farms - Livestock
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            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: 1944 farm scene with dairy cows in a pasture.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
            McAllister Memorabilia
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              • Description: Two dogs lying on a rug in front of a fireplace. Same as seen in mcalA01F03i07 and mcalA12F13i09
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Family
              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1947-1948
                • Description: 1947 or 1948 winter photo of a young couple with their dog outside the front stoop at 52 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Rooms lent in the 1940s by Mrs. Lydia M. Harte.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
                McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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                  • Description: A man, possibly Louis McAllister, pictured with fox furs. The pelts are strung along a line on the side of an automobile. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch"
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
                  Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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                    • Description: c1951 / 1952. View of the fireplace furnished sitting area of the Webb estate trophy room surrounded with wall mounted wildlife heads and animal skin rugs. A stuffed bear is seen to the left. An owl in the corner to the right.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
                    McAllister Memorabilia
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                      • Description: Photo of a slender collie dog lying in a corner outside the house front legs extended. Location is McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs