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 Houses - Identified
Houses - Identified
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    • Description: Icicles hang from upper story of 47 No. Winooski Ave. The city directories for Burlington list Louis L. McAllister as living and having his photo business at this address from 1916 to 1962.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses - Identified
    Houses - Identified
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      • Description: 57 No. Winooski Ave (next door to McAllister's No. 47) in Burlington, Vermont. One time location of Bert J. Buker, real estate and later of Dr. Charles A. Ravey.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
      McAllister Memorabilia
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        • Description: Jeep style car parked in the drive way of 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington, Vermont; the home of L. L. McAllister. Collie dog seen in the extreme right background. The name sign board McAllister is partially seen on the porch.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Streets: Elmwood Ave.
        Burlington Streets: Elmwood Ave.
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          • Date Created: 1931-09-27
          • Description: Sept. 27, 1931 dated photo. View of Elmwood Ave looking north at intersection of North Street. Unused trolley (cable car) tracks remain in the street pavement.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington Streets: Locust St.
          Burlington Streets: Locust St.
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            • Description: Undated view of Locust Street. May be 1930s sidewalk construction project by city street dept.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits, individuals, unidentified
            Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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              • Description: A woman wears a long dress and sits in an upholstered chair in the corner of a living room in front of a curtained window with potted plants; perhaps her home. She has removed her eyeglasses. A fireplace is seen to the left. See also mcalA16F01i05, i06, i08
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Queen City Park, So. Burlington
              Queen City Park, So. Burlington
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                • Description: Smith Cottage, Queen City Park, South Burlington, Vermont. See an earlier photo mcalA11F16i01
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                Portraits, children, unidentified
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                  • Description: Seven very young children are assembled on a living room couch for a group portrait. They each hold a toy or doll except the little boy on the far left. See also mcalA14F15i18
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                  Portraits, children, unidentified
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                    • Description: A slightly out of focus photo of two young children seated upon an upholstered stool each dressed in a German / Austrian / Tyrolian type outfit without the hat on the boy. Photo #3. A golden retriever dog lays in front. A fireplace is seen behind. See also mcalA14F16i06 and mcalA14F16i08
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                    Portraits, children, unidentified
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                      • Description: Four young children pose for a group portrait. Two girls stand, a younger girl in on a wooden rocking horse and a young boy is seated in a child's rocking chair. Photo #2. See also mcalA14F15i16
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs