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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Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the General Allen just inside the breakwater on Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Date Created: 1936-06-28
- Description: June 28, 1936 photo of the City of Burlington ferry under construction nearing completion. Photo #54.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Roosevelt
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company ferry, the Roosevelt, cruising out onto Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Dance Recitals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume posing with their dance teacher. Photo #2
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Construction Sites
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- Date Created: 1946/1947
- Description: 1946/1947 photo of buildings, construction machinery and workmen. See also mcalB07F34i05 C.A. Congdon at Pine St. site.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949/1950 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered outside in the snow. Each wears a uniform cape. Glass negative has defective section seen to the right.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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- Description: Military portrait taken at Fort Ethan Allen. Some are carrying crops indicating that some may be cavalry.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Farms
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- Description: View of a wooded hillside across a valley in which there are a house and a farm. There is excavating equipment and excavation is being done. In the foreground are piles of earth and the stumps of cut trees.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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- Description: ROTC artillery on the march to the range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. July 1934. Column of horse drawn artillery and mounted soldiers accompanied by an automobile.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs