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.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of a small cabin cruiser on Lake Champlain.
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Christ the King School - Confirmation
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- Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Christ the King Church clergy in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #2.
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Christ the King School - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1959. Photo #3.
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Christ the King School - First Communion
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- Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys wear jackets in this picture. Two priests are seen along with a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #3.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
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- Date Created: 1935/1936
- Description: 1935/1936 photo of Civilian Conservation Corps baseball team. Photo #3.
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Construction Sites
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of a photo showing the metal framing of a building being constructed. Workmen are seen on the upper levels.
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Construction Sites: CA Congdon at Pine St. Chimney Construction
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of construction site with C.A. Congdon Construction on Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont with chimney pipe tethered and being positioned.
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Construction Sites
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- Description: Photo taken 1946-1947 of building construction showing pipes laid in recessed area of the floor. Location unknown.
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Doll Collection
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957/1958 photo of two young girls with antique dolls. Many of the dolls have bisque, parian or china heads. There are three nun dolls, Kathe Kruse dolls and a Bye-lo baby doll is in carriage to the right. Photo #2.
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Dairy Equipment
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of dairy test ware equipment. Kimble Glass Company glass bottles used for the Babcock test marked K NAFIS (National Farmers Information Service).
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