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: undated
    • Description: Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two younger children sit in chairs. Their older brother stands in the back next with the family dog and next to his older sister. Wooden skis and teddy bears seen. Same family as seen in mcalA14F15i19 and in mcalB14F10i03.
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    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Three young children pose next to their Christmas tree with gifts. The girl holds a small hard plastic doll that may be a Vogue Ginny popular in the 1950s. Other presents are arranged in a display around the tree and on the upholstered chair. See also mcalA14F15i14
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      Miniature of Portraits - Family
      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of child, mother, and father, as seen in mcalB14F14i07. Number 34 on the side of the house.
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        Miniature of Portraits - Family
        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of three generations of a family, seen also in mcalB14F18i06 and other photos.
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          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a family of seven, with two service men present. Photo allows most of the house to be viewed. Photo #3.
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            Miniature of Portraits - Family
            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 indoor photo of young boy and his mother.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Family
              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1946-1947
                • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of a family of eight, with 2-3 generations present, and one member in uniform.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 indoor photo of mother and young son sitting near the Christmas tree. See also mcalB14F22i07. A toy lawn mower seen to the right.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1946-1947
                    • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of the family in mcalB14F25i09, plus 2 spouses and/or girlfriends added.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs