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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145 Burlington (Vt.). 132 Buildings. 113 Architectural photography. 63 Housing. 61 Portrait photography. 60 Street photography. 41 Family. 41 Interior architecture. 31 Construction projects. 29 House furnishings. 27 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 27 Women. 25 University of Vermont. 24 Children. 19 Men. 18 Brides. 17 Bridegrooms. 16 College students. 16 Greek letter societies. 15 Young women. 13 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 13 Weddings. 11 Shelburne (Vt.). 10 Animals. 10 Marriage. 9 Business. 9 Landscape photography. 8 Girls. 7 Furniture. 6 Automobiles. 6 Cake. 6 Museums. 6 Street signs. 5 Christmas greens. 5 Colchester (Vt.). 5 Dolls. 5 Soldiers. 5 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Boys. 4 First communion. 4 Shelburne Museum. 4 Toys. 3 Chairs. 3 Reunions. 2 Circus performers. 2 Construction workers. 2 Flowers. 2 Infants. 2 Mobile homes. 2 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Young men. 1 Banners. 1 Billboards. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Church buildings. 1 Costume. 1 Employees. 1 Factories. 1 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 1 Gardens. 1 High school students. 1 Hospitals. 1 Hotels. 1 Machinery. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Rifles. 1 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 1 Service stations. 1 Snowplows. 1 Tractors. 1 Trucks. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Winooski (Vt.). 1 Women veterans. 1 Woodwork.

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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: Fireplace in the Webb estate trophy room showing mounted ram's head and fish, rifles, figurines of wildlife and fireplace implements.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: Another 1949 photo of a group of men, women, a nun and children gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i06 with just the adults. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
      UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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        • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1947.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
        UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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          • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. These dwellings preceded the construction of the shoebox dormitories and University Heights, very likely accommodating the surge in post-WW II enrollment, esp. veterans on the "GI Bill." Dated 1947.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
          Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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            • Date Created: 1940
            • Description: 1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
            Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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              • Date Created: 1940
              • Description: 1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
              Houses -Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of home on North Street, Burlington, Vt.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                Houses -Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1940
                  • Description: 1940s night time winter photo of a house. Its front terrace and sidewalk covered in newly fallen snow.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                  Houses -Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 photo of a two story clapboard unidentified home. Two entrances are seen; one to the left with a railed in porch; the other to the right has a flat top overhang over the door. A man stands out front and a car is parked in the driveway in front of a garage.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of an elderly couple. Taken in the driveway on the side of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Garden trellis in the background. See also mcalB14F18i04
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs