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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    • Date Created: 1957-1958
    • Description: 1957 or 1958 multi generation family photo taken outside. A mother and her two daughters wear matching dresses. Two other mothers hold their infants in their laps while the fathers stand behind. Grandparents are seated in front with one young girl. See also mcalA15F03i11 for the same family.
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      • Date Created: 1958
      • Description: 1958 indoor photo of another group from the family seen in mcalB15F09i03. The child's paternal lineage (father, uncle, paternal grandmother and great-grandmother) may be the theme here.
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        • Date Created: 1947-1948
        • Description: 1947 or 1948 winter photo of a young couple with their dog outside the front stoop at 52 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Rooms lent in the 1940s by Mrs. Lydia M. Harte.
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          • Date Created: 1951-1952
          • Description: 1952 indoor photo of couple and child seen in mcalB15F05i03, but here the couple have switched places.
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            • Date Created: 1951-1952
            • Description: Ca. 1951 indoor photo of the children seen in mcalB15F05i06, this time by themselves in order by height and perhaps age: three boys, one girl.
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 indoor Christmas photo of a couple, their 2 sons, and the family dog, unwrapping presents including a Newell vacuum repeater BURP toy gun (that shoots plastic ball). The older boy holds what may be a ukulele. See also mcalB14F06i13
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 indoor photo (poorly developed) of parents and sons celebrating Christmas, looking rather glum. The older boy holds what may be a ukulele. Parker Brothers Skatterbug board game seen to the left. Newell toy gun on the floor.
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: Ca. 1956 indoor Christmas photo of a couple and their two children gathered near the tree.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1948-1949
                    • Description: 1948 or 1949 group family portrait photo inside their home. See also mcalB14F05i06 for just the three children and mcalB15F01i04 for the family outdoors.
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                      • Date Created: 1949-1950
                      • Description: 1949 or 1950 group portrait of four young children and a young woman (oldest sister)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs