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 (unkown)
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- Date Created: 1935/1936
- Description: 1935 / 1936 photo of a Chevrolet car dealership with employees standing out front. Could this be Shearer located in Burlington on S. Winooski Ave?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Bristol School - Activities
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Bristol High School students seated in a convertible. A sign on the door reads "Double Door, BHS annual play". Location is just outside the old high school on the corner of Park Street and School Street. A recreational park is at the left. The small building in the upper right corner of photo is the old elementary school currently home to the Bristol Historical Society. Photo #20.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Photograph of a SOCONY (Standard Oil of New York) tank truck. See also mcalB01F12i05
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions
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- Description: Santa sits at the wheel of an automobile loaded with Christmas presents that is part of an exhibit at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. A sign invites all children to visit with Santa Claus. Undated but may be 1930s? Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Accidents
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- Description: View of an automobile accident on Sherman Street, Burlington, Vermont. One car is overturned. The house on the right is No. 38, next to it is No. 32 and 30. In the distance is a sign for a REO car dealership (Brewer Brothers) once located at 1-9 North Ave. View is looking west toward No. Avenue. 1935/36? Fall-Spring
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Automobiles - Sales and Service (H-P)
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- Description: 1945 Employees of Herberg Auto Service listed as being at 137-139 S. Winooski Ave. and 204-206 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Winter.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Abnaki - Campers and Families
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- Description: 1948 group photo of family members seated in a Jeepster automobile in front of one of the buildings at Camp Abnaki, North Hero, Vt. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: 23Church St. 3/4 view of the Singer Sewing machine store. The previously empty lot at 19-21 Church St., as seen in mcalB18F27i02 and others, is now [Mortimer] Irving's ladies' clothing store. (The name is visible on the advertising.) Date must be 1952 or later. Good sampling of cars.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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- Description: An attendant pours lubricant into a car's engine at a Shell gasoline service station in Johnson, Vermont. A large sign reads "Shellubrication, the modern upkeep service" Dated 1944.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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- Date Created: 1922
- Description: 1922 flag raising at the American Woolen Mills (AWM) in Winooski, Vermont, perhaps on the Fourth of July or on Labor Day, when AWM sponsored a Field Day for employees and their families. It appears to be summertime and a large crowd is gathered in Mill Park for the event. A corner of the speakers' stage is seen on the left. The street on the uphill side of the park is very likely West Center St., and Follett St. is off to the right. Photo 4 of five images that create a panoramic view when placed together.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs