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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290 Burlington (Vt.). 147 Buildings. 84 Stores, Retail. 83 Employees. 56 Street photography. 51 Machinery. 47 Men. 41 Portrait photography. 38 Interior architecture. 37 Advertising. 32 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 32 Service stations. 28 Automobiles. 28 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 26 Construction projects. 23 High school students. 23 Trucks. 20 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 20 Construction workers. 20 Department stores. 20 Women. 19 Architectural photography. 13 S.S. Kresge Company. 12 Family. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Offices. 10 Winooski (Vt.). 9 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Dwellings. 9 Restaurants. 8 Exhibit booths. 8 Exhibitions. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Boats and boating. 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Drugstores. 6 Bank buildings. 5 Beauty operators. 5 Painting. 5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Convenience stores. 4 Cosmetics. 4 Dolls. 4 Street-railroad tracks. 4 Trailers. 3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc. 3 Animals. 3 Billboards. 3 Boys. 3 Church buildings. 3 Gas ovens. 3 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 3 Railroad tracks. 3 Refrigerators. 2 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Cows. 2 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Hotels. 2 House furnishings. 2 Landscape photography. 2 Oil storage tanks. 2 Puppets. 2 Stoves. 2 Toys. 2 Van Ness House. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Burlington Rapid Transit Company. 1 Buses. 1 Children. 1 Christmas greens. 1 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 1 Farms. 1 Flowers. 1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Infants. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Railroad trains. 1 Snow removal. 1 St. Albans (Vt.). 1 Street signs. 1 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Theaters. 1 Urban parks. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.). 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 The 204-206 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. location of Herberg Auto Service Inc. Window above advertises New York Life Insurance located at 200 Main. Winter.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
    Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 Shearer Chevrolet, car dealership and service. 129 So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Burlington garages Summer, Fall, Winter.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
      Black Cat Cafe
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        • Date Created: 1935/1937
        • Description: 1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Employees and management stand outside in front for a group photo. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #5.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
        Black Cat Cafe
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          • Date Created: 1935/1937
          • Description: 1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo. Employees and management stand for a group photo. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
          Black Cat Cafe
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            • Description: Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Photo No. 3. Employees and management assemble for a group photo outside in front. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Dated 1937.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
            Black Cat Cafe
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              • Date Created: 1935/1937
              • Description: 1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Employees and management assemble outside in front for a group photo. Photo #3. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the State Theatre and the rest of the block. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Black Cat Cafe
              Black Cat Cafe
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                • Date Created: 1935/1937
                • Description: 1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing staff and management personnel along with booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back leading upstairs. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Yearbook Staff
                Burlington High School - Yearbook Staff
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                  • Date Created: 1955
                  • Description: 1955 photo of Susan Bates, BHS senior student, with Mr. George E. Little, Sr (seated) and George Little, Jr. of George Little Press of Burlington. March 1955 calendar on the wall far left.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Business Enterprises - A-B
                  Business Enterprises - A-B
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                    • Date Created: 1935/1936
                    • Description: 1935/1936 photo of E.S. Adsit Coal Co. tank truck at central plant in Burlington, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
                    Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo of dome shaped tent-like structure with banner strung over the entrance. Possibly the same structure for the Evinrude sale of outboard and motor boats. Photo #4. See also mcalA01F11i14.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs