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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Miniature of Houses - Unidentified
Houses - Unidentified
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    • Description: A woman and a dog look out the window of a two door automobile (1930s?) It is parked on a grassy area with large well built upscale homes or buildings behind it. The buildings have long wide open porches and elaborate railings.
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    Miniature of Animals (Domestic)
    Animals (Domestic)
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      • Description: Photo of a collie dog standing on a snow bank. May be family pet of the McAllisters and may have been taken at his home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vermont. Date may be 1957 - 1958.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
      Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951. Photo of a snake curled up on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Military Groups
        Military Groups
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          • Date Created: 1935
          • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of three military men; one in dress white uniform. One man with a dog. A pitched tent behind the group. Picture labeled "LT. E. L. Veaudry / 302 F. A. Res. (Field Artillery) Photo #5.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
          Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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            • Description: View of the Webb estate trophy room with cooking hearth, mounted kitchen utensils, wall mounted stuffed wild animal heads, firearms, birds, skins, animal skin rugs, trestle table with benches and other comfortable sitting area furnishings.
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            Miniature of Animals
            Animals
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              • Date Created: undated
              • Description: Picture of a Boston Terrier standing on a table outdoors.
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              Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Snakes
              Camp Abnaki - Snakes
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                • Description: 1951 photo of a snake on the ground at Camp Abnaki.
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                Miniature of Military Groups
                Military Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1935
                  • Description: 1935 or 1936 group photo of military officers, kitchen mess crew, soldiers assembled near a row of tents along with company dog. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
                  McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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                    • Description: Louis McAllister pictured with fox furs he has trapped. He carries several pelts. Tools used are also seen including a metal wire trap. Photo taken at his home on 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s.
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                    Miniature of McAllister Portraits with Foxes
                    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"
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs