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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    • Date Created: circa 1947
    • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i03. Here they stand outside near front porch of their home. Dated 1949.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Family
      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of father and two sons in front of a home.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Family
        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a mother (far left) and her four daughters. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of four young mothers holding their children. The Baby boom begins... Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Family
            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: The two sailors in mcalB14F24i02. A wall flower holder seen behind to the left. See also mcalB14F24i01 for woman and two sailors only and mcalB14F22i10 for more family members.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1949
                • Description: 1949 portrait photo of three children; two brothers and a sister. The two boys stand, the girl sits on a small bench or table. Same children as seen in mcalB15F01i04 with their parents.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a family of seven, likely members being father and mother (seated), five daughters, one son.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: circa 1945
                    • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of more family members related to those seen in mcalB14F25i01-mcalB14F25i03.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
                    Trinity College - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952. Outdoor photo on the steps of Mann Hall of a group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs