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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624 Burlington (Vt.). 330 Architectural photography. 229 Construction projects. 147 Business. 132 Dwellings. 110 Interior architecture. 95 Portrait photography. 89 Hospitals. 88 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 77 Street photography. 70 Men. 59 Landscape photography. 57 Burlington International Airport. 54 Machinery. 54 Women. 52 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 48 Housing. 47 University of Vermont. 47 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 46 Automobiles. 41 Grand Isle (Vt.). 39 Employees. 38 Stores, Retail. 38 Winooski (Vt.). 37 Construction workers. 35 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 34 Camps. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 31 Department stores. 30 Priests. 28 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 27 S.S. Kresge Company. 27 Students. 24 Bridges. 24 Young women. 23 Service stations. 23 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 22 Shelburne (Vt.). 21 United States Public Works Administration. 19 Auditoriums. 17 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 17 Winooski River (Vt.). 16 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Colchester (Vt.). 15 Girls. 15 Trucks. 14 Class reunions. 12 College students. 12 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 Young men. 11 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Railroad tracks. 11 Rivers. 10 Museums. 10 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 9 Animals. 9 Banners. 9 Boats and boating. 9 Gymnasiums. 8 Bank buildings. 8 Camping. 8 Manufacturing and Tool Corp. 8 Nuns. 8 Sand and gravel mines and mining. 8 Waste disposal sites. 7 Barns. 7 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 College graduates. 7 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Factories. 7 Family. 7 Nurses. 7 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Williston (Vt.). 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 High school graduates. 6 Painting. 6 Refuse and refuse disposal. 6 Shelburne Museum. 5 Champlain, Lake. 5 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Flood damage. 5 Hotels. 5 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 5 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc. 4 Advertising. 4 American Legion. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Chapels. 4 Christmas greens. 4 College teachers. 4 General Electric Company. 4 House furnishings. 4 Musicians. 4 Reunions. 4 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Theaters. 4 Urban parks. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Boys. 3 Bridegrooms. 3 Brides. 3 Cake. 3 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 3 Exhibit booths. 3 Farms. 3 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Horses. 3 Motels. 3 Oil storage tanks. 3 Street signs. 3 Street-railroad tracks. 3 Trailers. 2 Airplanes. 2 Buses. 2 Cafeterias. 2 Chairs. 2 Children. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Dance. 2 Drugstores. 2 Farmhouses. 2 First communion. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Middlebury (Vt.). 2 Middlebury College. 2 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Musical groups. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 School children. 2 Snow removal. 2 Soldiers. 2 Totem poles. 2 United Service Organizations (U.S.). 2 United States Work Projects Administration. 2 Worship programs. 1 A.D. Pease Grain Co. 1 Actors. 1 American Red Cross. 1 Baseball. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Burlington Federal Savings. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Costume. 1 Cows. 1 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Essex Junction (Vt.). 1 Exhibitions. 1 Gardens. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 Handicraft. 1 High school athletes. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students. 1 High school teachers. 1 Lighthouses. 1 Montpelier (Vt.). 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tennis. 1 Van Ness House. 1 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Weddings. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles).

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Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: 1953 Burlington retail store entrances and parking lot for Irving's Fashions, Singer and People's. See also mcalA17F09i01, mcalA17F09i07
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
    New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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      • Date Created: 1950
      • Description: 1950 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - Class Reunions
      UVM - Class Reunions
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        • Description: If the man in the front row, far left is Arthur L. Chapman, whose Junior portrait appears in the 1927 Ariel, this is the Class of 1928. Photo very likely taken in 1958 because of the similar Waterman setting and background seen in other 1958 reunion photos.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM - Class Reunions
        UVM - Class Reunions
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          • Description: (Duplicate of mcalB19F21i04) Possibly the Class of 1923 at their 35th reunion in 1958, gathered in front of the Waterman Building. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Singer (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 back lot of Singer Sewing Machine Store, 23 Church St., Burlington, Vt.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
            Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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              • Description: The building now known as Mann Hall was once known as the administration building (built in 1939) of Trinity College. In 1972 it was renamed in honor of Mother Mary Emmanuel (Frances Mann), who steered the college through many challenging years of growth. It contained the library, classrooms, dining room, lab, and currently has a small auditorium. It is now owned by the University of Vermont. Off in the distance: a large residence owned by the Sisters of Mercy.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Trinity College - Graduation
              Trinity College - Graduation
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: 1944 group of Trinity College graduates in academic gowns. Mann Hall is in the background.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM - Housing (Temporary)
                UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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                  • Description: Temporary housing units near main campus with a garden in the foreground. These preceded the construction of the Chittenden-Buckham-Wills dormitories and very likely accommodated GI's coming to UVM as part of the "GI Bill." Dated 1946 / 1947.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
                  Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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                    • Description: Colonel's Quarters Fort Ethan Allen VT. Undated.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
                    Kresge's (Burlington Store) - interiors
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                      • Date Created: 1955-09-12
                      • Description: September 12, 1955. An interior view of a portion of remodeled S. S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Wm G. Younglove, Supt. Display counters are being assembled and installed.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs