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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54 Burlington (Vt.)

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Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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    • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus with a garden in the foreground. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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      • Date Created: 1937
      • Description: Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. Chimney displays a large decorative "C."
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
      Houses -Unidentified
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        • Description: 192 Summit St., Burlington, VT. Owner in 1935: Oren S. Nims.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
        Houses -Unidentified
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          • Description: 83 Loomis Street, Burlington. 1945 photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
          Houses -Unidentified
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            • Description: 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. 1940s winter photo after a heavy snow fall of a house with man standing outside on porch holding out his hat. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing on the porch?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
            Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: 1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
              Houses -Unidentified
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                • Description: McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. A car is parked in the driveway.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
                Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                  • Date Created: circa 1940s
                  • Description: 1940s photo of a bedroom with a twin size bed, other furnishings including a small writing desk placed against a door and braided area rugs on the floor.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
                  Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                    • Date Created: 1957-1958
                    • Description: 1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
                    Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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                      • Description: An older couple and their dog stand in front of their home with the garage and parked car seen to the left. Dated 1947.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs