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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Christ the King School - Confirmation
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    • Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Christ the King Church clergy in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #1.
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    Christ the King School - First Communion
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      • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951. Also seen is a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Construction Sites
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        • Description: A washed out exposure of a photo of a photo pinned to a surface. Shows the construction of a building with its metal framing and workers on upper levels.
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        Construction Sites
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          • Date Created: 1950
          • Description: 1950 photo of a building construction site showing an upper level with plywood flooring and rebar.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Construction Sites
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            • Description: Undated photo of a wood framed building being constructed with at least three stories. A ramp leads from the ground outside to an upper level.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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              • Date Created: 1946/1947
              • Description: 1946/1947 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont doing chimney construction. See also mcalB07F33i28, mcalB07F3405, mcalB07F3406
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Construction Sites
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                • Description: Photo taken 1946-1947 of building construction showing pipes laid out along the floor. Location unknown.
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                Dairy Equipment
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of a dairy equipment demonstration in a room with elegantly curtained windows and hanging chandeliers. Could the location be Contois Auditorium in City Hall, Burlington, Vermont?
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Disabled American Veterans
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                    • Description: A man, member of D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) shakes the hand of a woman in recognition. She wears an evening gown and corsage. See also mcalA19F01i31
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: 1953 photo of eleven nurse graduates gathered for a group picture. Each carries a holder with a white lit candle. Location Fanny Allen Hospital chapel. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs