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 House Furnishings
House Furnishings
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    • Description: Photo of an overstuffed upholstered chair in a brocade fabric and wooden ball shaped front feet.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
    Portraits - Children (Parties)
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: A mom and dad pose with their two year old child celebrating her second birthday. 1945.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
      Portraits - Individuals
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        • Date Created: 1937
        • Description: 1937 portrait photo of a woman seated in a wooden slat chair on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i06 and mcalB16F12i07.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
        Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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          • Description: Another view of a lounge very likely in McAuley Hall (1958), Trinity College, Burlington, Vt. Photo is undated but the furniture looks like late 1950s, early 1960s style. Photo #6.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Birchcliffe
          Camp Birchcliffe
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of the dining hall with chair back covers at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. See also mcalB04F26i05
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
            Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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              • Description: An elegant upscale dining room. The wide plank wooden floor are covered with a large area rug. Antique furniture and paintings are in the room. There is a floor to ceiling window to the far right. Elaborate architectural molding around the room over archways and over the window.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 photo of an infant baby placed in a sitting position in an upholstered chair for a portrait.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs