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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Business Enterprises - E-H
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    • Description: 1952 photo of a truck and employees of the A. C. Hathorne Co., sheet metal and roofing contractors in front of their business located at 135 So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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    Business Enterprises - E-H
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      • Description: 1945 photo of Gero Bros. Movers. Moving truck.
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      Business Enterprises - E-H
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        • Description: 1952 photo of A.C. Hathorne Co./C.P. Smith Supply Co. located at 135 South Winooski Ave.
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        Burlington - Street Views
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          • Description: Photo of an alley with surrounding buildings.
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          Burlington - Street Views
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            • Description: A vacant lot with surrounding buildings.
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            Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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              • Description: 1955 photo of Burlington High School student, Judy Hauck and her father, Mr. George K. Hauck of the George K. Hauck Agency of Burlington, Vermont.
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              Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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                • Description: 1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet, a Burlington High School student.
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                Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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                  • Description: 1955 photo of Mr. Ben B. Lane of The Lane Press in Burlington, with his daughter, Vickie Lane, a Burlington High School student. They stand in front of a wall hanging which reads in part "This is a printing office". Photo appears in the BHS 1955 yearbook Oread, p. 145.
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                  Burlington High School - Musical Events
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                    • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #11?
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                    Camp Abnaki - Activities
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                      • Description: A shot of the fans in the bleachers watching campers playing baseball at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1943. Photo #5.
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