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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Portraits - Family
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    • Date Created: 1951
    • Description: 1951 family portrait photo with mother, father, their two boys and new baby. The toy service station seen in the far right corner. See also mcalB14F06i08 for photo with just the children.
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    Portraits - Family
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 group photo of four well dressed women gathered in an elegant room.
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      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951 indoor photo of three children with their parents, Grandfather and family dog in front of their Christmas tree. A Santa Claus wall hanging decoration seen behind. See also mcalB14F06i04 for just the children. Photo #2.
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        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 indoor Christmas photo of couple with their 2 young children.
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          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 portrait photo taken indoors of a family; perhaps a mother, father, their grown children or in-laws. One woman holds an infant.
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            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: 1953 portrait photo of an older wife and husband seated on an arm chair.
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              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1957-1958
                • Description: Ca. 1957 outdoor photo of three generations of a prosperous looking family.
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                Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 photo of mostly women but also a few men gathered in a restaurant. Tables arranged in two long rows.
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                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 indoor group portrait photo of men and women in a restaurant. Captains' chairs seen in foreground. Photo #1.
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                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1956-1957
                      • Description: Mid 1950s outdoor group portrait photo of several children and adults. Photo #7.
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