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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    • Date Created: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949 or 1950 multi generational family portrait photo taken in a living room with Christmas tree. A mask face clown doll sits on the floor at the far left. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      • Date Created: 1957
      • Description: 1957 photo taken at a VFW function, which remains unknown. Scenario seems to indicate that a young lady had won some distinction (perhaps an essay writing contest?) and is being photographed with her proud parents at the VFW hall.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 family photo of four children, three boys and a baby girl, gathered in and beside an upholstered chair in front of a curtained window. Photo #4. See same children in mcalB14F05i02
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 photo of two boys wearing boxing gloves and standing in front of a Christmas tree. Other toys include a train, train water tower, coloring book, children's tea set, stuffed animals, punching bag.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Children
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 photo of the same children seen in mcalB14F06i10. Seen here standing in front of their Christmas tree with their toys. Older girl and her younger sister each hold a doll. Their older brother stands between them.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also mcalA14F15i19
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                • Date Created: circa 1946
                • Description: Ca. 1946 outdoor photo of a family of 10.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1949-1950
                  • Description: 1949 - 1950 family portrait photo. Same family as seen in mcalB15F02i15. Taken outdoors on a lawn with trees behind.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: Family photo at Camp Abnaki during its 50th anniversary. Totem pole in background has the dates 1901 - 1951 on its wings of the bird near the top. See same pole in mcalA08F01i01
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs