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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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Portrait of military men in front of tents.
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Heineberg Bridge (new)
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- Description: The new Heineberg Bridge nearing completion.
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Heineberg Bridge (new)
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- Description: The new steel Heineberg Bridge under construction.
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Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1934-07-03
- Description: July 3, 1934. This view is looking westerly of the penetration with the City of Burlington's distributor of one of the roads at Lakeview Cemetery located at 455 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. #18
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Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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- Description: Undated but probably 1955. Most likely the occasion of the grand reopening after the remodeling project of the S. S. Kresge Company department store on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here are officials, family members and store employees at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Landscapes
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- Description: Photograph dated Dec. 7, 1932 from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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Landscapes
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- Description: Original caption reads: Radio Range Towers -- From a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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Landscapes
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- Description: Photograph of a snow fence in a field from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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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. May be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. May be late 1940s.
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