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.
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Isaac Tichenor
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- Description: Autographed portrait image signed by Samuel Prentiss (?) and a portrait image of Isaac Tichenor.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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- Description: Dining hall at Trinity College, very likely in McAuley Hall, which was built in 1958. Photo undated but furniture and lighting look late 1950s style. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Everyday Book Shop (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 213 College Street. Photo shows copies of a current bestseller, The Outsider by Irene Jessup Cleaton (1890-1977), whose portrait is also there. Oddly, the book is no longer held by any major libraries in Vermont. On the wall to the right are posters promoting the sale of war bonds and also the virtue of unity.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - B.F. Goodrich (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 114 Cherry Street. 3/4 view of the B.F. Goodrich store front, very likely removed during the urban renewal of the late 60s. Store next door is the Tick Tock Shoppe, now on Bank St.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Hudson Hosiery Co. (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: Hudson Hosiery window display at 69 Church St. Actual hosiery can be seen in this photo, just above the mannequin head.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: Display window at the Sherwin-Williams Paints store in Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Shelburne High School
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 5 girls and 7 boys. The school closed in 1964.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Shelburne High School
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 5 girls and 7 boys. The school closed in 1964.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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. A group of men and women, students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo. Photo #4. See also mcalA15F06i15
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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. Facials being given. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs