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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Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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- Description: Another view of a building's foundation seen covered with snow. A multi door garage or shed is in the background. Dated 1951.
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Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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- Description: Shell Garage in Johnson, Vermont. Photo dated 1944. A mechanic works on the under side of a vehicle.
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Landscapes - Unidentified
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- Description: Rural landscape setting with a dirt road, grassy fields and looking toward a lake or bay.
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Landscapes - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 unidentified winter landscape photo of a snow covered rural dirt road. Roadside posts act as a guard rail and a lone car is seen in the distance. Photo #4.
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Legion of Mary
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- Description: Women of the Legion of Mary gather around two women between whom a gavel is being passed. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #4.
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Landscapes - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 unidentified winter landscape photo of a snow covered tree lined dirt road.
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Lyman C. Hunt Junior High
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 group portrait of students at the Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School, Burlington, Vt.
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Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, Vermont. Photo #2.
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Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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- Description: Photo of Interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. focusing on some of the machines.
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Machinery
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- Description: Photo of two pieces of machinery located on a table or counter.
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