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.
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Two military transport vehicles on dirt road with utility poles and lines.
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Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
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- Description: Formal cast portrait of a dramatic production. Cast is in costume and seated or standing in an interior setting with three door ways behind them. Possibly taken in the 1920s or 1930s. See also mcalA17F15i17
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Burlington High School Dramatic Productions
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- Description: Formal cast portrait on stage set for "Green Valley", a comedy fantasy by Frank Wattson. Depicts outdoor scene with log cabin exterior seen to the extreme right. Huge painted sunflowers and a tree trunk to the left. In the 1955 Oread, p. 96-97, is a complete write-up. Photo #1.
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Burlington High School Faculty
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- Description: Photo of a Burlington High School track coach, Carl Adams and student, Allan Remick. Allan wears a dark sweatshirt with the word Burlington on the front. Possibly taken in the Edmunds High School gymnasium. Photo appears in BHS yearbook Oread 1954, p. 41.
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Burlington High School Graduates
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- Description: Formal group portrait of a Burlington High School graduating class dressed in graduation robes (no caps) standing outside the Edmunds High School building. Undated.
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Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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- Description: Interior view of the remodeled S. S. Kresge Company department store on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen is the lunch counter with store employees. Nearby counters have a variety of merchandise displayed. Overhead banners and signs indicate the year end holidays are coming soon. Note the Turkey Dinner banner and Shop Early sign near the Toy Dept. Date 1950s. See p. 66 Images of America Burlington. Photo #2.
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Landscapes
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- Description: Advertising sign in hayfield with barns in the distance. Sign reads: Florsheim Shoes afoot means comfort ahead, Lewis & Blanchard, Burlington.
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Landscapes
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- Description: Uncaptioned photograph from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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Landscapes
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- Description: Uncaptioned photograph from a folder labeled "Landscapes, 1928-1932, n.d."
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Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: Military man, reading, military man with sword, girl in hat, in front of stone fence hedgerow.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs