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 - Family
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: A man, his wife and two children stand outside their house. The same man appears in mcalA09F12i44 holding a carved wooden chain. He is missing his left hand. Duplicate image of mcalA15F02i13
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1949-1950
- Description: 1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman seated on the right is a nun. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948/1949 photo of a young girl placing a crown on a statue of the Virgin Mary as part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. This may be Mother's Day.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of same children seen in 1949 photo mcalB14F05i15. Seen here during another Christmas with their toys. Older girl holds two dolls. Another doll sits in a toy highchair. Holiday cards adorn the fireplace mantle. Another photo is mcalB14F06i09
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Children
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of same children seen in 1949 photo mcalB14F05i15. Seen here during another Christmas with their toys. Older girl holds two dolls. Other dolls sit in a toy highchairs. Youngest holds the handle of a baby carriage. Holiday cards adorn the fireplace mantle. Another photo is mcalB14F06i07
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: circa 1945
- Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of "grandfather" seen in mcalB14F19i09, and possibly his wife (?). On far right, one can see the feet of the elderly lady in mcalB14F19i09.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of parents and their son relaxing in a meadow in Adirondack chairs. See also mcalB05F16i07 Camps - Summer for same location and same chairs but with different family.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 outdoor photo of three women taken in the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Seen also in mcalB14F22i04.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 indoor photo of same couple in mcalB14F22i08. High button shoes.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 indoor photo of 4 young children and their grandparents.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs