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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Farms - Livestock
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of dairy cows grazing in a pasture with a barn and other farm buildings in background. Photo #5.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    First Congregational and United Methodist Churches
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Elm trees line the street.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      First Congregational and United Methodist Churches
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Elm trees line the street.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        First Congregational Church
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          • Description: First Congregational Church and Chapel, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Congregational Church - Choirs
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            • Description: Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #15.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            First Congregational Church - Interior
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946/1947 Easter tulips, lilies, palms and other spring flowers decorate the church sanctuary.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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                • Description: Children's Choir dressed in robes assembled for a group photo of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                First Congregational Church - Organizations
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                  • Description: Rev. Charles Stanley Jones (standing left) and Rev. George W. Lawrence, right with other members of the church. Photo #21.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  First Congregational Church - Rev. Charles Stanley Jones
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                    • Description: First Congregational Church minister the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones and his wife, Mrs. Vera Jones. Photo #4.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    First Congregational Church - Services
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: Palm Sunday, 1949 in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The Rev. Charles Stanley Jones stands center aisle. View taken from the pulpit. Children's choir sits to the right. The adult choir stands in the balcony.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs