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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569 Portrait photography. 461 Men. 185 Burlington (Vt.). 119 Children. 111 Family. 65 Restaurants. 55 Interior architecture. 54 Buildings. 48 House furnishings. 36 Women veterans. 35 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 34 Grand Isle (Vt.). 33 University of Vermont. 31 Colchester (Vt.). 30 Nurses. 29 Girls. 29 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 28 Priests. 27 Dwellings. 24 Nuns. 23 Veterans. 22 Employees. 21 Camps. 21 Church buildings. 21 Young women. 20 Business. 20 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 19 Fanny Allen Hospital. 19 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 16 Camping. 16 Circus performers. 15 Boys. 15 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 15 Offices. 14 Banners. 14 Christmas greens. 14 Infants. 14 Worship programs. 12 Salvation Army. 12 Urban parks. 11 Santa Claus. 10 College students. 10 Costume. 10 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Cake. 9 Chapels. 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Furniture. 9 Gymnasiums. 9 Horses. 9 School children. 9 Winooski (Vt.). 8 Flowers. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Middlebury College. 7 Bowling. 7 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 7 Dolls. 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Soldiers. 6 Auditoriums. 6 Gardens. 5 Actors. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Automobiles. 5 Battery Park (Vt.). 5 Beauty operators. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Classrooms. 5 Landscape photography. 5 Museums. 5 Radio stations. 5 Reunions. 5 Students. 5 Weddings. 5 Young men. 4 Advertising. 4 Brides. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 4 General Electric Company. 4 Knights of Columbus. 4 Marriage. 4 Montpelier (Vt.). 4 Railroad tracks. 4 Toys. 3 Animals. 3 Chairs. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Hospitals. 3 Modern Woodmen of America. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 3 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 3 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Statues. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont Governor. 3 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 2 Bands (Music). 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Buses. 2 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Choruses. 2 Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Rutland, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Department stores. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Greek letter societies. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Machinery. 2 Musicians. 2 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 2 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 American Legion. 1 Athletics. 1 Bridges. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cafeterias. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cavalry horses. 1 Cavalry. 1 Dance recitals. 1 Dance. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Farms. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Girl Scouts. 1 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1 Parades. 1 Radio actors and actresses. 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 Railroad trains. 1 Refrigerators. 1 Rifles. 1 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 1 Tap dancers. 1 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.).

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Portraits - Children (Parties)
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 1949 photo of a Jewish family celebrating. A menorah sits on the dining table with moms, a grandmother and children gathered around.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
    Portraits - Children (Parties)
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of a photo with just the children at the dinner table celebrating a birthday. Grandmother seen to the right. See also mcalB14F12i10
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Family
      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of woman and man (relationship unknown). The address is 109 Intervale Ave., Burlington, home of Adalard J. and Mary D. LeBlanc, according to the city directory. See also mcalB22F12i04.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1943 indoor photo of four women and an infant, very likely three or four generations of the family. See also mcalB14F14i08.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1948
            • Description: Church Street. Gathering of women, very likely customers, and presumably in a Singer sewing machine store, although the location and occasion are unknown.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
            Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
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              • Date Created: 1960-1961
              • Description: 1960/1961. Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture located in Burlington, Vermont. Three women get their hair washed in a beauty salon or cosmetology school. Two the beauticians are men. Photo #8. See also mcalA15F06i14
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                • Date Created: 1937
                • Description: 1937 photo of group of young women gathered in a living room(?), dressed in costume with older adults and one small boy sitting in a woman's lap. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                Theatricals
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a large group of people on stage; women in long gowns, men in black bow ties and white jackets, Boy Scouts kneeling in front with a sailor.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1945-1946
                    • Description: 1945 / 1946. Three women actors pose in a room setting with three piece matching living room or parlor furniture and a tall glass door enclosed bookcase. They are in period dress and two are knitting.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    UVM Groups
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                      • Description: A large group of men and women (including nuns and one clergyman) assemble on the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. This could be a class reunion or perhaps a teachers' conference held at UVM (duplicate of mcalA18F11i08).
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs