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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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: Professional portrait photo of a woman.
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Samuel Prentiss
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Two images of a photograph of a printed page in a book with a portrait of Samuel Prentiss. Inscription reads, "I am very respectfully your obedient. Saml. Prentiss"
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Saint Joseph's School - Class Dinners
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Undated (but probably 1950) photo showing mostly students of a graduating class at St. Joseph school. Seated at the end of the tables in the foreground are 2 Daughters of the Holy Ghost, members of a Catholic order that, since 1943, provided instruction and administration at St. Joseph School.
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Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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- Description: Undated Winooski High School classroom with teacher and students. Typing class. May be for one of the school's yearbooks.
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Winooski High School - Football
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- Date Created: 1952-10
- Description: October 1952 portrait photo of the Winooski High School football team. In the top row are coach Stan Yankowski (far right) and asst. coach Ray Villemaire (far left). Names of other players are in: Skip Tipson, Winooski High Football 1931-1974, available in Bailey/Howe Special Collections. The team record that year: 1-6-0.
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Winooski High School - Misc.
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- Description: A group of Winooski High School students with teacher.
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Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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- Date Created: 1917-04-14
- Description: April 14, 1917 flag raising at Mill Park, near the American Woolen Mills in Winooski, Vermont. A large crowd has gathered to witness the raising of 3 American flags purchased by mill employees, as well as to hear patriotic speeches and military music. This occurred shortly after the U.S. decision to enter World War I, which brought prosperity to Winooski as the demand for woolen blankets increased dramatically. (Photo 2 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.)
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Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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- Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) view of Riverside Ave in Burlington with the Leclaire Brick Yard seen to the lower left with drying racks for the bricks. See Burlington Free Press, October 7, 1984, p. 12. Photo 1 of a seven part panoramic view.
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Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
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- Description: Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) photo of Winooski River, mills and surrounding area. Photo 3 of a seven part panoramic view.
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Miscellaneous
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- Description: Maple products of the Vermont Maple Orchards, Inc. of Burlington, Vt.
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