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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Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of members of the Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club celebrating with a sheet cake that reads, "Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club 113" Several bottles of beer seen on the tables.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Lyman C. Hunt Junior High
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      • Description: Undated group portrait of students at the Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School, Burlington, Vt. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      McLure's Student Band, Groton, VT
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        • Date Created: 1950
        • Description: 1950 photo of McLure's Student Band, Groton, Vermont assembled inside perhaps in the Burlington City Hall auditorium. May have been taken at the Vermont Music Festival. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont."
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Graham School, Burlington, VT
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: Summer 1958 photo of members of the Graham School.
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            Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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              • Date Created: 1957-1958
              • Description: 1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              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


                Houses with Gardens - Unidentified
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                  • Description: A view of the mountain range in the distance from the vantage point of a garden in winter covered with snow. Dated 1950s.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  I.O.O.F - Independent Order of Odd Fellows
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                    • Description: This is perhaps a 1944 photo taken in recognition of the women who helped with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows' dinner.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Kamp Kill Kare
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                      • Description: A boy jumps over a high bar at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs