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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54 Burlington (Vt.)

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Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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    • Date Created: 1940
    • Description: 1940s photo of South Willard between Buell and Pearl, i.e. 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
    Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of 209 Lower Church Street - Corner of King - 2nd House Down Owner in 1944: George F. LaFrance.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
      Houses -Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 photo of two unidentified houses. Home on the right has two sets of steps leading to entrances and an upper story open porch.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
        Houses -Unidentified
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          • Description: "The Birches" is lettered over the doorway to the right of the open porch at ground level. This porch has tree log supports and railings. Six over six window panes can be seen in the windows. It has a pitched roof and a central chimney. There is an enclosed upper level porch. See also mcalA11F16i11
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
          Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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            • Description: An older couple and their dog stand in front of their home with the garage and parked car seen to the left. Dated 1947.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
            Houses -Unidentified
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              • Description: A two story brick home with a pitched slate roof and dormer centrally placed. Wood panel shutters are seen on the upper story windows. There is a small portico entry with Doric columns at the front door with sidelights. Large evergreen trees surround the grounds. No. 101 is on the right porch column. Location unknown. See also mcalB09F22i02 and mcalA11F16i09
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
              UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                • Description: This is located in the field between University Row and what would later be the "shoebox" dormitories--Chittenden-Buckham-Wills. Apparently, the postwar rise in enrollment called for pre-fab temporary housing. Dated 1947.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                Houses -Unidentified
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                  • Description: 26 Robinson Parkway, Burlington. 1930s photo of a two story clapboard house in winter. It has a gambrel shaped roof with chimney at end. Short heavy doric style columns seen supporting an overhanging side porch roof.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Houses -Unidentified
                  Houses -Unidentified
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                    • Description: 83 Loomis Street, Burlington.1945 front view photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses -Identified
                    Houses -Identified
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                      • Description: Undated photo of 27 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs