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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Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of what may be the same children seen in mcalB14F06i09. Seen here during another Christmas with their toys. Older girl and her younger sister each hold a doll. Their older brother stands beside them with a toy cash register placed on the floor in front of him.
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Portraits - Children (Parties)
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 patriotic themed family gathering. One woman and 12 children stand behind a table. A covering shows patriotic images with the word "liberty". A cake and dishes of fresh apples seen. Children all wear paper hats.
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Portraits - Children (Parties)
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948 or 1949 group portrait photo of several children (all wearing party hats) and four women gathered in a living room. Photo #1. See also mcalB14F12i20
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 indoor Christmas photo of the women in one family, with at least four, possibly five, generations present.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 indoor photo of a woman with two young men standing behind her, very likely a mother and her two sons. Picture of the Lord's Supper hangs on the wall to the right.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 indoor photo of 8 family members.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of couple and young daughter.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 indoor photo of the parents in mcalB14F18i09.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of family and food garden stand venue seen in mcalB14F20i08, except for the woman on crutches. Another man is seen here, as well. Photo #3.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of the farm food garden stand and family seen in mcalB14F20i09. Photo #4.
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