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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McAllister Memorabilia
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    • Description: Formal photo portrait of L. L. McAllister's nephew. He wears a tweed jacket, white shirt, tie and sweater vest. Udated.
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    Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
    Portraits, families, unidentified
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      • Description: Photo portrait of an elderly couple seated on a bench on the lawn outside a home. See this woman also in mcalA15F01i13
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      Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
      Portraits, groups, unidentified
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        • Description: An outdoor family photo of an older couple with their grown children. The women wear single flower corsages. See also mcalA15F03i13, i14 and i15
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        Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
        Portraits, families, unidentified
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          • Description: An older man and woman pose seated with other family members standing behind them. The one young boy wears a suit jacket, tie, shorts and knee socks. They are assembled outside a large brick building's porch with double columns.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
          Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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            • Date Created: 1955
            • Description: 1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet.
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            Miniature of Portraits - Children
            Portraits - Children
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              • Date Created: 1946-1947
              • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a living room with Christmas tree, an infant in a jumper seat and a woman (child's mother?) on the left. Plush stuffed animals and baby rattles on the floor. Same child in mcalB14F04i10
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              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: 1951 photo of three children seated in front of their Christmas tree with gifts the family received in the background. The two girls wear party dresses. Their brother sits between them.
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                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 indoor photo of 8 family members.
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                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 photo of multi-generational family, taken outdoors in winter at McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Two men are in uniform.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
                    L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
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                      • Date Created: 1930
                      • Description: 1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister absent in this exposure. Two family dogs included; a chihuahua and a collie. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i03
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs