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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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 group portrait Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside on school steps. Some of them wear identical necklaces (religious medallions?). Photo #5. Sodality Council?
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a woman on an outdoor bench with a dog seated next to her.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: Profile portrait photo of a young woman wearing a riding outfit sits on a saddled horse that stands in a field. Dated 1958. Photo #4.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1957-1958
- Description: A woman wearing a plaid outfit stands in backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Dated 1957 / 1958.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond in graduation cap and gown stands in the backyard of McAllister's home, 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA16F01i02
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: Graduation yearbook photo contact sheet. McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond. Dated 1958.
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Samuel Prentiss
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Two images of a photograph of a printed page in a book with a portrait of Samuel Prentiss. Inscription reads, "I am very respectfully your obedient. Saml. Prentiss"
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: Different view of mcalB15F16i10, with Christmas dinner being held possibly in Southwick Hall Ballroom at UVM. Sailors in uniform can be seen at table on left. Occasion unknown.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a group of men and women, very likely co-workers. Business and location are unknown. The sign in the back says, possibly, Lennox air conditioning, but there was no business in Burlington by that name.
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Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of a large gathering of men and women in a restaurant or other dining facility (see also mcalB15F17i02). Half the group has left their seats and stood along the wall for the portrait. A few men are wearing military uniforms. Identity of the group, venue, and occasion are unknown.
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