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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Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of several men--local dignitaries, servicemen, clergy, and veterans--gathered in downtown Burlington, Vt. (First Baptist Church and auto dealer Charles P. Smith Jr. are in background), very likely for the Armistice (now Veterans) Day parade, the first after the end of World War II. A few women and children can be seen in the background. On the far left, in light fedora and overcoat, is Arthur W. Dow, state editor of the Burlington Free Press, a determined impresario of the performing arts who brought legendary musicians to Burlington, and editor of a column "Vermonters Serving under the U.S. Flag." Tragically, Dow suffered a heart attack and died just two weeks after this photo was taken.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
    Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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      • Description: Portrait of thirty military men outdoors near a brick building at Fort Ethan Allen. Photo #6.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
      Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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        • Description: Group of military men with scopes and binoculars. Photo #17.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Military Groups
        Military Groups
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          • Date Created: 1935
          • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of three military men; one in dress white uniform. One man with a dog. A pitched tent behind the group. Picture labeled "LT. E. L. Veaudry / 302 F. A. Res. (Field Artillery) Photo #5.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
          Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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            • Description: Portrait of mounted military man.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
            Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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              • Description: Portrait of soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen. There are three flags: 206 MED, 206 A; the center flag, only S is readable.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
              Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                • Date Created: 1934-08
                • Description: Cavalry Reserve Officers Artillery Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. August 1934. Military men walking away from tented area. Photo #6.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
                Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                  • Description: Military man, reading, military man with sword, girl in hat, in front of stone fence hedgerow.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
                  Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                    • Description: Military men with communication equipment near wagon. Line of mounted men in background. Photo no. 6. Sale price 25 cents.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
                    Veterans of Foreign Wars
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look on, notably several women veterans holding American flags.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs