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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Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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- Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate.
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Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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- Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate.
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UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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- Description: Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the UVM green in winter. Photo embossed in lower right corner "McAllister Burlington Vt."
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Agricultural Exhibitions
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- Description: Retail booth at an exhibition. 1940s
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Agricultural Exhibitions
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- Description: View of exhibition booths. Fresh vegetables and canned goods are on some of the tables. Undated but may be 1940s ; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
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Airplane Crashes
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- Description: View of a crashed plane in a snowy field. Logo on the side of the plane reads "Boston - Maine Airways Central Vermont" 1935/1936?
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Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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- Description: 1946 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #19.
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Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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- Description: 1946 Class portrait with teacher taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #15.
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William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
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- Description: Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
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William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
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- Description: Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
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