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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Houses - Unidentified
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- Description: Front view of a two story clapboard house located in Queen City Park with an open front porch and center front steps. Striped awnings are attached to the front porch and to the two upper story windows. Shingles cover the lower portion of the front porch. The number 96 is visible on the front of the house. Same house as mcalA11F16i22
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Houses - Unidentified
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- Description: A two and a half story clapboard building with a pitched roof, shuttered six over six windows and an open arbor like front porch.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in tuxedo, stand up collar shirt and bow tie. He was a 50 year member of the Webster Masonic Lodge in Winooski, Vermont and wears a lapel pin. He appears older here than in other formal portraits. Undated.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. May be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. He was a 50 year member of the Webster Masonic Lodge in Winooski, Vermont and wears a lapel pin. Photo may be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits
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- Description: A formal portrait of Louis McAllister dressed in plaid suit jacket, matching vest and tie. He was a 50 year member of the Webster Masonic Lodge in Winooski, Vermont and wears a lapel pin. Photo may be late 1940s.
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McAllister Portraits with Foxes
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- Description: A man, possibly McAllister, stands near an automobile carrying a load of fox furs. Behind him are strung along the side of the car are several more fox furs. Photo caption reads "Part of a Season's Catch." Undated but may be 1930s and later.
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Photo of two smiling young boys in buttoned up colored shirts. One boy wears a belt and jeans. Could the taller boy be the same person as seen in mcalB16F13i26 as a grown man?
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McAllister Memorabilia
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- Description: Photo of several men and women seated at a dining table. Seen are program or brochure booklets on the table. This may be a special event dinner. A folding screen in the background has sheets of paper with lists upon them. Perhaps names of people.
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Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Interiors
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- Description: A corridor in the Mary Fletcher Hosptial with a small waiting area with chairs, table and floor lamp in one corner.
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