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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McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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- Description: Louis McAllister pictured with fox furs he has trapped. He carries several pelts. Tools used are also seen including a metal wire trap. Photo taken at his home on 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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- Description: A man, possibly Louis McAllister, pictured with fox furs. The pelts are strung along a line on the side of an automobile. Undated but may be 1930s - 1940s. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch"
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A contact sheet with 12 different photos of Louis McAllister up on his step ladder with his very tall tripod and camera taking photographs of a large group of people.
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Photo of a woman in a long full skirted dress standing next to a large palm tree.
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Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Date Created: 1952-03-10
- Description: March 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
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Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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- Description: November 11, 1951. Construction of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim Mead & White. Builders Vermilya-Brown Co., Inc.
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Middlebury College Groups
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- Description: Group of men and women [French Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont.
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Middlebury College Groups
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- Description: Group of men and women assembled [French Summer School faculty]on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 4. Same group as mcalA13F08i07
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Middlebury College Groups
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- Description: Large group of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont.
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Mount St. Mary's
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 students of Mount St. Mary's Catholic girls' school Marian A Capella Choir gathered in the choir loft.
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