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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    • Date Created: 1948-1949
    • Description: 1948 or 1949 outdoor family photo portrait of a man, his wife and three children. Same children as seen in mcalB14F05i06.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 family portrait photo of a mother and her three grown children. One son in military uniform. On the wall is an honorable discharge document from the United States Army. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 indoor photo taken at Christmas of mother holding her youngest child and the other two sitting in their chairs.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: circa 1945
          • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of parents and four children, seen also in mcalB14F25i02.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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            • Date Created: circa 1945
            • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of mother, two sons, and 3 daughters, including twins.
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 indoor photo of five brothers and their parents (see also mcalB14F15i10). Wooden dog marionette hangs from a wall sconce to the left.
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 indoor photo of an elderly couple, perhaps on the occasion of a milestone wedding anniversary seated on a velvet upholstered sofa.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                Congregational Church, First - Groups
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                  • Description: Rev. Dr. George William Lawrence, Mrs. Nancy Lawrence with daughter Virginia and son George William III. Rev. Lawrence was Associate Minister of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont in the 1950s. Location is 30 Adams Street, Burlington, Vermont. Nancy and son George Lawrence write, "Each year the church put out a brochure to be used during the "Every Member Canvass" for operational funds. Pictures of the minister and associated minister and their families were always included." Photo date may be late 1950s.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                  Trinity College - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1957-1958
                    • Description: 1957 / 1958. Group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Childrens Day? Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Description: Group family photo with nephew, his wife and daughter along with other relatives. Louis McAllister is seen in the back row on the right end. Undated but may be 1930s. Two family dogs are also seen; a chihuahua sits in a woman's lap and a collie is seen at the right. Location backyard at McAllister's home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. See also mcalB10F15i03 for dated photo.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs