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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    • Date Created: 1956-1957
    • Description: 1956 or 1957 indoor Christmas group portrait photo of men and women gathered in a rustic restaurant with knotty pine walls. Overhead hangs a tissue paper bell and pine bows decorate the dining tables as well as candles and a small Santa. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: circa 1956
      • Description: Ca. 1956 photo taken outside the Waterman building at UVM of a small group of alums at a "milestone" reunion, perhaps 50th.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        • Date Created: circa 1956
        • Description: Slightly blurry ca. 1956 photo taken outside the Waterman building at UVM of a small group of alums at a reunion. See also mcalB19F21i12. 50th or 55th?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of William H. Wills, Governor of Vt. (1941-1945), is receiving perhaps a lapel pin from the young woman on the right, who may be his secretary or--if indeed he is receiving an honor--a representative of a group bestowing the honor. The man on the left remains unidentified, as does the young woman, but he is not the Lieut. Gov., Mortimer Proctor. A photo of the governor's wife, Hazel McLeod Wills, is on the desk. Location is probably the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 photo of a large group of men and women gathered at a restaurant (with the "Music by Wurlitzer" wall mounting). Occasion and venue unknown.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of a dinner being held at Christmas, with several attendees wearing navy uniforms. There are two American flags placed onstage on either side of the Christmas tree. The location looks like the Southwick Ballroom on the Redstone Campus, Univ. of Vt. Occasion unknown.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                • Date Created: 1949
                • Description: 1949 family portrait photo taken in their home. Husband and wife with their four grown children. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: Another photo of mother and her three grown children. Mother sits in a very large upholstered armchair (Art Deco style?) Sons sit on the chair arms on either side of their mother. Framed picture behind reads in part "Welcome Guest!" Photo #1. Dated 1949.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1949-1950
                    • Description: 1949 or 1950 wedding anniversary photo of an older couple standing at a table laid out with silver tea service, cups and sandwiches. A tiered cake is center. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 photo of a meeting of men and women affiliated with the Nash bed company. (See also mcalB15F22i07.) Identity of persons, venue, occasion unknown.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs