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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Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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    • Date Created: 1960
    • Description: Six Sisters of Mercy gathered before a shrine dedicated to Mary, Queen of the Assumption. These women may still be in the novitiate, or celebrating the end of it. Location is unknown but presumably on the grounds of Mount St. Mary's. Photo #26. Dated 1960.
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    Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 photo of four women with a display of antiques. Seen is a fireplace, spinning wheel, a shelf clock, weaving loom and woven cloth, weighing scales. Photo #2.
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      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: circa 1946
        • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of the family in mcalB14F25i12, now gathered around the Christmas tree. The mother of the boy is very likely the daughter-in-law of the couple on the right.
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        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: circa 1947
          • Description: Ca. 1947 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family.
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          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i03. Here they stand outside near front porch of their home. Dated 1949.
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            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: 1950 photo of a man, his wife, a mare and her colt standing outside on a grassy field in front of a house. Photo #1.
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              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1950
                • Description: 1950 photo of a man in a shiny belted jacket and cap with a young colt standing outside on a grassy field. Photo #10.
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                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of father and two sons in front of a home.
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                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of a mother (far left) and her four daughters. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of four young mothers holding their children. The Baby boom begins... Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs