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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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: A military vehicle with various tools displayed on the running board for changing a tire and vehicle maintenance. Among them are jack, tire pump, hammer, pliers, screw driver, wrench, and oil can. 7th F.A. (Field Artillery) Btry.D. on side of truck.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Indoor portrait of fourteen military men in front of a wall with displayed portraits.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Brick two story building at Fort Ethan Allen in Colchester, Vermont.
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Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Display of military equipment including two shovels, pick axes, ax, hatches, pail, lantern, and other items. May be 1937.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Column of marching and mounted military men. Automobiles going in the opposite direction. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #17.
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Lime Kiln, Colchester
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- Date Created: 1925-05-01
- Description: May 1, 1925. A photograph dated 5/1/1925 of the kilns at the Lime Kiln site in Colchester.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in tuxedo, stand up collar shirt and bow tie. He was a 50 year member of the Webster Masonic Lodge in Winooski, Vermont and wears a lapel pin. May be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in a plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. He was a 50 year member of the Webster Masonic Lodge in Winooski, Vermont and wears a lapel pin. This photo may be the one that appears in his Burlington Free Press obituary April 30, 1963. Photo may be from the late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: Photo of Louis McAllister on his step ladder with his tall tripod as he steadies his camera ready to take a photograph.
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McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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- Description: A man, possibly Louis McAllister, pictured with fox furs. The pelts are strung along a line on the side of an automobile. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch"
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