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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: (Duplicate of mcalB18F26i10) Window display of Lowe Brothers paints, finishes, and brushes (is this really a Sherwin-Williams store?).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vergennes Inn
    Vergennes Inn
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      • Description: Clarks Hardware and the Vergennes Inn, at the corner of Main and Green Street in Vergennes. The site of a tavern in the late 18th c., this property was purchased by the Stevens family in 1793 and was eventually known as the Stevens House and Stevens House Hotel. Photo dated 1945.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
      Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: Blanket and drapery store, perhaps the one in mcalB18F29i01.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of War Bond Campaign
        War Bond Campaign
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of several men standing in front of a Railway Express Agency (REA) truck while one points at publicity for the 3rd War Bond campaign. Identity of men unknown, but they are very likely administrators and employees of REA, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of a large group of men and women assembled within what appears to be a small stage. The group dynamic suggests that they are co-workers in a business, possibly with spouses present. Identity of group, venue, and occasion are unknown.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - The Allen Studio and The Camera Shop (Burlington, VT)
            Stores - The Allen Studio and The Camera Shop (Burlington, VT)
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 168 College Street storefront of the Allen Studio and Camera Shop. Owner or manager at the time was Wallace T. Blanchard.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of The Fashion Shop (Burlington, VT)
              The Fashion Shop (Burlington, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: The Fashion Shop window display at 81-83 Church Street, Burlington, VT. Features cosmetics. Dated 1945
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
                Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: Interior of an IGA store, perhaps Burns's on 72 King St. or Alarie's, 203 No. Champlain St.: well-stocked shelves and a prominent American flag.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
                  Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 23 Church Street. Back lot Singer sewing machine retail store.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - Windows - Unidentified
                    Stores - Windows - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Display window of a "clothing and cosmetics store," as seen in mcalB18F29i22 and -i23. Mannequin is seated among various cosmetics containers, regular and oversized. There's an artist's sketch of two women either in a store or restaurant.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs