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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Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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    • Description: 1947 Photo of a delivery truck and Frank Patnaude at Patnaude's owned by F.E. Patnaude located at 1 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt. Used cars, service and dealership for Lincoln Muercury cars. Fall.
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    Automobiles - Accidents
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      • Description: Photo of a car that has been in an auto accident. Driver's side front fender is damaged as is the headlight and grill. Summer
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      Automobiles - Accidents
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        • Description: Street view of an auto accident at the corner of North Winooski Ave. at Grant Street, Burlington, Vermont. To the far left is 57 No. Winooski Ave. Taken from McAllister's driveway (at 47 No. Winooski Ave). Amoco gas station to the far right.
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        Automobiles - Sales and Service (A-C)
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          • Description: Champlain Valley Fruit Co. 243 South Champlain Street, Burlington, Vermont. Fall-Spring.
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          Automobiles - Sales and Service (A-C)
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            • Description: Another view of the Tydol service gas station at the corner of Grant Street and North Winooski Ave. Dates 1935-1960. Fall-Spring.
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            Cathedral Grammar School
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              • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture and dressed for First Communion. They are gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #28.
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              Cathedral Grammar School
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                • Description: Spring 1945 class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
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                Camp Birchcliffe
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                  • Description: July 1945 Four women relax outside a cabin on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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                  Camp Birchcliffe
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                    • Description: July 1945 Adult campers sit on the rocky shore of Lake Champlain while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #31.
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                    Camp Birchcliffe Activities
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                      • Description: July 1945. A game of volley ball at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #19.
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