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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54 Burlington (Vt.)

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Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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    • Date Created: 1950
    • Description: 1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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    Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
    Houses -Unidentified
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      • Date Created: circa 1940s
      • Description: A 1940s photo of a family standing on the porch of their house after a heavy snow fall at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. Wooden structures on the front terrace may be covers for plants to protect during the winter season. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates and family?
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
      Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 photo of a living room with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling and reflected in a very large mirror to the right.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
        UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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          • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus. These dwellings preceded the construction of the shoebox dormitories and University Heights, very likely accommodating the surge in post-WW II enrollment, esp. veterans on the "GI Bill." Dated 1947.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
          Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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            • Date Created: 1940
            • Description: 1940s winter time photo of corner of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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            Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
            Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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              • Date Created: 1940
              • Description: 1940s photo of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
              Houses -Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of home on North Street, Burlington, Vt.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
                Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of a bedroom with two twin size beds, a writing desk and bureaus.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
                  Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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                    • Description: A countryside home is seen along a dirt road. A two door garage is nearby with a parked car.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
                    UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                      • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus, with a few parked cars and trucks. These dwellings preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs