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: 1952
    • Description: 1952 indoor Christmas photo of couple with their 2 young children.
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: 1953 portrait photo taken indoors of a family; perhaps a mother, father, their grown children or in-laws. One woman holds an infant.
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        • Date Created: 1953
        • Description: 1953 portrait photo of an older wife and husband seated on an arm chair.
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          • Date Created: 1957-1958
          • Description: Ca. 1957 outdoor photo of three generations of a prosperous looking family.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1956-1957
            • Description: Mid 1950s outdoor group portrait photo of several children and adults. Photo #7.
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              • Date Created: 1957-1958
              • Description: Ca. 1957 outdoor photo of the family seen in mcalB15F08i02, but this time with the children lined up in order by height. This family is seen also in: mcalA09F12i34 and mcalA15F02i30-i35.
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                • Date Created: 1958
                • Description: 1958 indoor photo of another group from the family seen in mcalB15F09i03. The child's paternal lineage (father, uncle, paternal grandmother and great-grandmother) may be the theme here.
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Indoor photo of the family seen in mcalB14F20i03, dated 1945: parents and three adult children, two of whom are in uniform.
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                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1949
                    • Description: 1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i05. Photo #1.
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                      • Date Created: 1949-1950
                      • Description: 1949 or 1950 multi generational family portrait photo taken in a living room with Christmas tree. A mask face clown doll sits on the floor at the far left. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs