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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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    • Date Created: circa 1951
    • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of an employee at Vt. Structural Steel working on a cone-shaped structure for a building or machine.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of War Bond Campaign
    War Bond Campaign
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of several men standing in front of a Railway Express Agency (REA) truck while one points at publicity for the 3rd War Bond campaign. Identity of men unknown, but they are very likely administrators and employees of REA, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
      Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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        • Description: Undated photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
        Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1946
          • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Abraham's Drug Store (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: Interior of Abraham's Drug Store at 111 Church St., Burlington.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of The Fashion Shop (Burlington, VT)
            The Fashion Shop (Burlington, VT)
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: Fashion Shop (Burlington, VT) window, 81-83 Church Street with publicity photo display of CBS WCAX personalities. Dated 1945.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Stores - Humphrey's (Burlington, VT)
              Stores - Humphrey's (Burlington, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1945-1946
                • Description: 1945 / 1946 storefront window display for men's clothing store Humphrey's once located in Burlington at 85 Church Street. Shows men's jackets, slacks, belts and enhanced with large photo portraits of dogs.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
                Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: Display and advertising for Lin-X finishes: "These three HOME brighteners are really Work Lighteners."
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
                  Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 photo of back lot of Singer Sewing Machine Store, 23 Church St., Burlington, Vt.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
                    Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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                      • Date Created: 1931-08-10
                      • Description: August 10, 1931. Corner of College Street and South Winooski Ave. looking north. To the extreme right corner is the "Miss Burlington" Diner. To the left is a advertisement painted on the side of the building for Hall Furniture Co.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs