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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569 Portrait photography. 461 Men. 185 Burlington (Vt.). 119 Children. 111 Family. 65 Restaurants. 55 Interior architecture. 54 Buildings. 48 House furnishings. 36 Women veterans. 35 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 34 Grand Isle (Vt.). 33 University of Vermont. 31 Colchester (Vt.). 30 Nurses. 29 Girls. 29 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 28 Priests. 27 Dwellings. 24 Nuns. 23 Veterans. 22 Employees. 21 Camps. 21 Church buildings. 21 Young women. 20 Business. 20 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 19 Fanny Allen Hospital. 19 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 16 Camping. 16 Circus performers. 15 Boys. 15 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 15 Offices. 14 Banners. 14 Christmas greens. 14 Infants. 14 Worship programs. 12 Salvation Army. 12 Urban parks. 11 Santa Claus. 10 College students. 10 Costume. 10 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Cake. 9 Chapels. 9 Choirs (Music). 9 Furniture. 9 Gymnasiums. 9 Horses. 9 School children. 9 Winooski (Vt.). 8 Flowers. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 8 Middlebury College. 7 Bowling. 7 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 7 Dolls. 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Soldiers. 6 Auditoriums. 6 Gardens. 5 Actors. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Automobiles. 5 Battery Park (Vt.). 5 Beauty operators. 5 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Classrooms. 5 Landscape photography. 5 Museums. 5 Radio stations. 5 Reunions. 5 Students. 5 Weddings. 5 Young men. 4 Advertising. 4 Brides. 4 Class reunions. 4 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 4 General Electric Company. 4 Knights of Columbus. 4 Marriage. 4 Montpelier (Vt.). 4 Railroad tracks. 4 Toys. 3 Animals. 3 Chairs. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Factories. 3 Hospitals. 3 Modern Woodmen of America. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 3 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 3 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Statues. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Street photography. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Theaters. 3 Vermont Governor. 3 Wills, William H. 1882-1946. 2 Bands (Music). 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Boy Scouts. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 Buses. 2 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 2 Champlain, Lake. 2 Choruses. 2 Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Rutland, Vt.). 2 Convenience stores. 2 Department stores. 2 Exhibit booths. 2 Greek letter societies. 2 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.). 2 Machinery. 2 Musicians. 2 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 2 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 2 St. Albans (Vt.). 2 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.). 1 American Legion. 1 Athletics. 1 Bridges. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cafeterias. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cavalry horses. 1 Cavalry. 1 Dance recitals. 1 Dance. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Farms. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Girl Scouts. 1 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1 Parades. 1 Radio actors and actresses. 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 Railroad trains. 1 Refrigerators. 1 Rifles. 1 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 1 Tap dancers. 1 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 1 Volleyball. 1 Winooski River (Vt.).

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Miniature of South Burlington Central School
South Burlington Central School
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959. A large group of men and women gather inside a wood paneled room (jukebox and stage behind) for a group photo. Burlington residents, Bea and Bob Earnshaw are seated in the front row far right. Photo #3. See also mcalA15F04i08
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
    UVM - Fraternities - Sigma Nu
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: Gathering of Sigma Nu members outside the house (or "lodge," as listed in the city directory) at 57 [So.] Williams St., Burlington, Vt. The mix of ages suggests a reunion of alums and perhaps current members. A lone woman appears in the front row, center. Dated 1949. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of UVM - Groups
      UVM - Groups
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 group photo of a large group of men and women (of all ages) assembled in front of Waterman Building on University of Vermont campus. Reunion? Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
        Trinity College - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953. Priest sitting among a group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Photo taken in front of the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Childrens Day? Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
          Trinity College - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952. Outdoor photo on the steps of Mann Hall of a group of young children with their mothers or caregivers, very likely participants in Trinity College's early childhood education program. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
            McAllister Memorabilia
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              • Description: Formal portrait photo of a woman seated wearing an net like open weave tunic with fringe, wrist watch, pearl necklace and may be a Shriner's or Masonic pin. Undated but may be 1920s or earlier. Is this Cora May McAllister?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
              Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
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                • Description: A group of men and women, possibly students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, groups
                Portraits, groups
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                  • Description: Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture located in Burlington, Vermont. A group of men and women, students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
                  Camp Holy Cross (Colchester, VT)
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                    • Description: 1959 group photo of campers at Camp Holy Cross in Colchester, Vermont. Staff? Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Camp Abnaki [5X7's]
                    Camp Abnaki [5X7's]
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                      • Description: July 1944 Two photos (#s 3 and 5) Two women, perhaps staff at Camp Abnaki.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs