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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Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of children's choir outside in front of the First Church's chapel building. Photo 1.
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First Congregational Church - Organizations
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- Description: Rev. George W. Lawrence (standing far right) and his wife Nancy (standing 2nd from left) with college age group called Friday Club that met every Friday for dinner and a meeting. Gathered here in the church basement. Also present are Edith Candee and Martha Howe standing near Rev. Lawrence.
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Houses -Unidentified
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- Date Created: circa 1940s
- Description: A 1940s photo of a family standing on the porch of their house after a heavy snow fall at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. Wooden structures on the front terrace may be covers for plants to protect during the winter season. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates and family?
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Houses -Unidentified
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- Description: McAllister Home - 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
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Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a living room with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling and reflected in a very large mirror to the right.
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Graduations - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man in a light colored suit stands in back row. Photo #1.
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Hi-Y Clubs
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo (unfortunately printed backwards) of boys basketball team of the Hi-Y Club. One boy wears a tee shirt with the words "Merchant Marine"
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Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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- Description: Photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. 1940s?
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Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT
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- Description: Photo of a house with an enclosed upper story porch. Marble Island (Lake Champlain Club?) Colchester, VT.
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Flowers, Pots
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- Description: Gladiolus flower
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