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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Graduations - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their Memorial School. Girls are in light colored gowns; boys in dark. McAllister artfully arranged the graduates alternating light and dark gowns within the group. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." Photo #1.
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Graham School, Burlington, VT
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
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Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: Summer, 1937 photo of the Alex Colodny residence, 155 North Prospect St. Chimney displays a large decorative "C."
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Houses -Unidentified
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- Description: 192 Summit St., Burlington, VT. Owner in 1935: Oren S. Nims.
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Houses -Unidentified
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- Description: 83 Loomis Street, Burlington. 1945 photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
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Houses -Unidentified
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- Description: 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. 1940s winter photo after a heavy snow fall of a house with man standing outside on porch holding out his hat. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing on the porch?
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Houses -Identified
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 winter photo of the driveway of 47 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Snow has been piled up against the fence dividing the property from that of next door. Back of house looking at Grant Street.
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Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Description: Campers at boys' camp Kamp Kill Kare assemble outside on bleachers for a group portrait.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Description: Group portrait of boy campers and staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated. Photo #3.
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