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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Christ the King School - Confirmation
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: Christ the King School - Confirmation 1944. Youth assembled outside with one priest. They are gathered in front of an entrance with the words "Regnet Christus" engraved overhead. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Construction Sites
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- Date Created: 1935/1936
- Description: 1935/1936 photo of a construction site with four men with shovels digging in a very large grassy field. A truck is parked nearby.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Construction Sites
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- Date Created: 1935/1936
- Description: 1935/1936 photo from the opposite direction showing a trench in the distance and a small construction site in the foreground. Grassy field and hills in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (A-C)
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of Amoco gas station as seen from the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 North Winooski Ave. Station located at corner of No. Winooski and Grant Street, in Burlington, Vermont.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Accidents
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- Description: Traffic accident scene at the intersection of North Winooski Ave. at Grant Street near McAllister's home in Burlington. Photo was taken from his driveway. To the left is his neighbor's home at 57 No. Winooski Ave.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Employees and delivery truck in front of used car dealership and service station owned by Frank E. Patnaude; Lincoln, Mercury, used cars. 1 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Description: Yandow Tire and Battery Company window display with auto accessories. Business was located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. See also Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions mcalA13F06i17
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Interior photo of parts department of Nash Motors. Royer Motor Co. 173 St. Paul, Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 refurbished interior view of an open bay area of an auto repair workshop with some machines along the far wall. Ceiling and floor have been redone. Two smaller old style ceiling light bulb fixtures have been removed.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 Shearer Chevrolet, Inc., car dealership 129 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt. Summer, Fall, Winter.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs