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 - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a restaurant scene or perhaps a college dining hall. Identity of group, venue, and special occasion, if any, are unknown.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1946-1947
- Description: Ca. 1946 photo of 3 men (ministers?) looking over some documents in a 3-ring binder. Portrait on the wall may be of Jesus (without a beard!).
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of a meeting of men and women affiliated with the Nash bed company. (See also mcalB15F22i07.) Identity of persons, venue, occasion unknown.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of a group of men, very likely academics, seated on bleachers outside a house. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion are unknown.
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Portraits - Groups, Identified
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- Date Created: 1935-07-31
- Description: July 31, 1935 photo of key to the city of Burlington, Vermont presented to Ira Hand (2nd from right) who is Secretary of the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers and Secretary of the American Power Boat Association. Also present are Charles C. Wood (president Champlain Marine Co Inc), Hugh L. Finnegan (standing in for the city's mayor), H. Gregory Wait and Warren R. Austin Jr (commodore Lake Champlain Yacht Club). The yacht in the background is a Twin screw cruiser belonging to Mr. Wait of Shelburne. The occasion is a 3 day regatta on Lake Champlain.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 portrait photo of four men and one woman standing near several dining tables . Two men shake hands. The woman seen also in mcalB16F05i03, 04 and 05 images.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 group portrait of men and women (including the chef) gathered around several dining tables in a restaurant or other public or commercial space. Photo #1. The seated woman in print dress seen also in mcalB16F05i01, i03 and i05, i13 images
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1951-1952
- Description: 1951 or 1952 photo of a group of men and women gathered in a restaurant. Booths line the side walls, tables arranged down the center of the room. A bold patterned wall paper and printed curtains decorate the interior. Photo #2.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photo of a group of people gathered outside at night on a bricked patio or terrace. They wear name tags with photos of their younger selves. Class reunion?. Photo 3.
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: 1948 or 1949 group portrait photo of several men and women. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs