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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580 Portrait photography. 461 Women. 197 Burlington (Vt.). 75 Family. 70 Buildings. 64 Restaurants. 62 Children. 58 Employees. 52 Colchester (Vt.). 47 Business. 44 Soldiers. 43 Interior architecture. 41 Veterans. 36 University of Vermont. 36 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 33 Priests. 28 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 24 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 22 Armed Forces -- Officers. 22 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College students. 20 House furnishings. 19 Bowling. 19 Church buildings. 19 Dwellings. 18 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 18 Camps. 18 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 Camping. 17 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 16 Athletics. 15 Machinery. 14 Urban parks. 13 Boys. 13 Winooski (Vt.). 12 Automobiles. 12 Christmas greens. 12 Landscape photography. 12 Young women. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 11 Offices. 11 Salvation Army. 10 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 10 Knights of Columbus. 10 Young men. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Horses. 8 Costume. 8 Infants. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Nuns. 7 Battery Park (Vt.). 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 7 Middlebury College. 7 Musical groups. 7 Radio broadcasters. 7 Radio stations. 7 Santa Claus. 7 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 6 Actors. 6 Architectural photography. 6 Cavalry. 6 Circus performers. 6 Construction projects. 6 Reunions. 6 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Trucks. 6 Weddings. 5 Advertising. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Burlington International Airport. 5 Cake. 5 Chapels. 5 Choruses. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Cows. 5 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 5 Montpelier (Vt.). 5 Musicians. 5 Painting. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 4 Airplanes. 4 Barns. 4 Brides. 4 Bridges. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fishes. 4 Furniture. 4 General Electric Company. 4 Girls. 4 Greek letter societies. 4 Military weapons. 4 Stores, Retail. 4 Vermont Governor. 4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 4 Women veterans. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boats and boating. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Classrooms. 3 Construction workers. 3 Convenience stores. 3 Department stores. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Farms. 3 Marriage. 3 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 3 Railroad trains. 3 School children. 3 Service stations. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 2 Baseball. 2 Beauty operators. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Buses. 2 Cavalry horses. 2 Champlain Transportation Company. 2 College graduates. 2 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Exhibitions. 2 Hockey. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Modern Woodmen of America. 2 Museums. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Ships. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Street-railroad tracks. 2 Students. 1 American Legion. 1 Basketball. 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hardware. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 Housing. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Military supplies. 1 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 1 Nurses. 1 Orchestra. 1 Plants. 1 Rifle practice. 1 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 1 Stoves. 1 Trailers. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.). 1 Woodwork.

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Theatricals
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: 1944 full all male cast portrait photo on stage. They are dressed in Colonial era costumes. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Theatricals
    Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a large group of people on stage; women in long gowns, men in black bow ties and white jackets, Boy Scouts kneeling in front with a sailor.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
      Saint Michael's College - Groups
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        • Date Created: undated
        • Description: A group of men (associated with Saint Michael's College?, students?) pose around a wooden desk for a portrait in a large open room with a blackboard behind. Photo 36.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
        Saint Michael's College - Groups
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          • Date Created: undated
          • Description: A group of men (Saint Michael's College students?) pose for a portrait in business suits in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 15.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
          Saint Michael's College - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?) along with a priest pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace and painting.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
            Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
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              • Date Created: 1960-1961
              • Description: 1960/1961. Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture located in Burlington, Vermont. A group of men and women, students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of South Burlington Central School
              South Burlington Central School
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: 1959. A large group of men and women gather inside a wood paneled room (jukebox and stage behind) for a group photo. Burlington residents, Bob and Bea Earnshaw are seated in the front row far right. Bob worked for the Burlington Rendering Company. Photo #1. See also mcalA15F04i08
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
                Stores - IGA (Burlington, VT)
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                  • Date Created: 1936
                  • Description: 1936. Similar to mcalB18F20i03, this photo shows 2 additional men, and all are wearing hats. Building is Burlington Grocery Co., 47-49 Maple St., Burlington, Vt.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                    • Date Created: 1955
                    • Description: 1955 photo of a man standing with two nuns and a novice probably in a school classroom. Each holds a book.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Military Groups
                    Military Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1935-1936
                      • Description: 1935 or 1936 group photo of a military men's hockey team with coach. Goalie stands center. Team outfit sports striped leggings.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs