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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Portraits - Groups, Identified
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of three men the at the American Woolen Co. Safety Award presentation.
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Portraits - Groups, Identified
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of three men the at the American Woolen Co. Safety Award presentation.
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Portraits - Groups, Identified
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- Date Created: 1935-07-31 00:00:00
- Description: July 31, 1935 photo of key to the city of Burlington, Vermont presented to Ira Hand (2nd from right) who is Secretary of the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers and Secretary of the American Power Boat Association. Also present are Charles C. Wood (president Champlain Marine Co Inc), Hugh L. Finnegan (standing in for the city's mayor), H. Gregory Wait and Warren R. Austin Jr (commodore Lake Champlain Yacht Club). The yacht in the background is a Twin screw cruiser belonging to Mr. Wait of Shelburne. The occasion is a 3 day regatta on Lake Champlain.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 indoor photo of a large group of men, gathered at a restaurant or other dining facility. An American flag (48 stars) is prominently displayed on the wall. Location, occasion unknown.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a private gathering of men and women, very likely business associates. Venue and occasion unknown.
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Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1953-06-24 00:00:00
- Description: June 24, 1953 landscape photo of Texaco oil tank construction site at lake shore. Boys play on the beach while sun bathers are seen far right.
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Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1953-06-24 00:00:00
- Description: June 24, 1953 photo of Texaco oil tank construction area on the shore of Lake Champlain.
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Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: November 1, 1952 photo of oil tanks near shore front of Lake Champlain.
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Members of Eastern Star, formally dressed, seated and standing for a portrait photograph. Photo #2.
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Order of the Eastern Star
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: A large group of Eastern Star members in formal dress, for a portrait photograph at an Order of the Eastern Star function. Many are wearing necklaces with emblems meaningful to this Masonic organization. Photo #2.
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