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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Disabled American Veterans
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- Description: A group of older men and one older woman gather for a group portrait. She wears a corsage, several of the men wear their organization's caps. A pin on one man's shirt reads "D.A.V." (Disabled American Veterans) Photo no. 2. See also mcalB08F03i02, mcalA19F01i20
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Portraits - Family
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 indoor photo taken at Christmas of a mother holding her child while her son looks ahead with amazement.
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Animals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Two golden retrievers in front of fireplace, on rug with dog toy.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: 1955-1956
- Description: This a photo of the Cathedral High girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #32.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: 1955-1956
- Description: This a photo of the Cathedral High School girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #36.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: A man named Lou, strikes a traditional pose of a boxer. Location Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Photograph of an unidentified young women's tennis class or training session.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: 8 football players from Rice Memorial High School (entire team in seen in mcalA01F04i16). Location is South Park (later named Calahan Park). Photo #3.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated photograph of Cathedral High School basketball team. Photo #24.
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Automobile Wrecks & Wreckers
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Nighttime photograph of an unidentified accident scene. See also Automobiles - Accidents photo mcalB01F15i01 and mcalB01F15i11 for other views.
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