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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Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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    • Date Created: circa 1951
    • Description: Ca. 1951 photo (overexposed sequel of mcalB21F11i03) promoting the VFW poppy sale as a fundraising token. A boy presents a poppy to a local dignitary (Mayor Moran of Burlington?) as two veterans look on.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: 1957 photo of a veterans' ceremony at Battery Park in Burlington, Vt., perhaps on Veterans Day. Crowd consists of men and women veterans (many wearing uniforms and/or garrison caps), and children. This gathering is at the Howard William Plant memorial. Plant, as the plaque states, was the "first Burlington boy" to die in World War I. VFW Post #782 is named the "Howard Plant Post" in his honor. Plant died in 1917, so this ceremony marked the 40th anniversary of his death.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
      Veterans of Foreign Wars
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        • Date Created: 1957
        • Description: 1957 photo of a Veterans Day memorial at Battery Park in Burlington, Vt. Crowd consists of men and women veterans (many wearing uniforms and/or garrison caps), and children. A few men seem to be lined up to speak at the microphone.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
        Veterans of Foreign Wars
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          • Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
          Veterans of Foreign Wars
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            • Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
            Veterans of Foreign Wars
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              • Description: Group portrait of military veterans at a celebratory gathering. Photo no. 3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington: "Cooties" Club
              Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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                • Description: Circa 1944-1951 photo of two men of the "Cooties" Club at a gathering of its members. This was a VFW post World War II voluntary, non-profit auxiliary organization formed to offer support to veterans and families.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Disabled American Veterans
                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. 1. See also mcalA19F01i20
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington: "Cooties" Club
                  Burlington: "Cooties" Club
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                    • Description: 1945 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Regular Veterans Association
                    Regular Veterans Association
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: Members of the Regular Veterans Association with the American flag and the group's flag behind them. Dated 1947. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs