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 UVM Fleming Museum
UVM Fleming Museum
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    • Description: Interior of the current Wilbur Room of the Fleming Museum, with a portrait of James Wilbur (1856-1929) above the fireplace. In effect the library of the museum, the room has bookcases and furniture suitable for leisurely reading, conversation, study, and meetings. The names of three prominent figures in Vermont history appear on the east, south, and west vaults of the ceiling. They are: Stephen R. Bradley (1754-1830), Ira Allen (1751-1814), and Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797; not visible in this photo).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
    Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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      • Date Created: 1955-04-12
      • Description: April 12, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga is positioned in the berthing basin on the grounds of the Shelburne Museum. Behind the ship is seen the Colchester Lighthouse, one of the buildings of the museum. Photo 162.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
      Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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        • Date Created: 1945-1946
        • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of a large group of men, participants in either a conference or a reunion, assembled in front of the Robert H. Fleming Museum.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: circa 1945
          • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of a large group of men, participants in either a conference or a reunion, assembled in front of the Robert H. Fleming Museum.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of UVM Fleming Museum
          UVM Fleming Museum
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            • Date Created: 1933-07-12
            • Description: July 12, 1933. Colchester Ave., looking southwest, with view of Fleming Museum on the left.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
            Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of four women standing at a table viewing a sculpture in a room setting full of period pieces and antiques. One woman holds a card reading "I voted did you?"
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
              Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 photo of four women with a display of antiques. Seen is a fireplace, spinning wheel, a shelf clock, weaving loom and woven cloth, weighing scales. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Shelburne Museum
                Shelburne Museum
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                  • Description: Shelburne Museum. Schoolhouse near a pond on the museum grounds.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
                  Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 photo of three women standing at a table in a room setting full of period pieces and antiques. See also mcalB13F13i02 for same setting.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs