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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First Congregational Church - Organizations
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 group portraits of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones standing outside with the men of the church.
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    Fish
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      • Date Created: 1930
      • Description: 1930s photo of a display of various kinds of fish. The large fish in the center may be a muskie or a northern pike. It seems to have been caught while swallowing a smaller fish.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Fish
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        • Date Created: 1935
        • Description: 1935/1936 photo of two men displaying their catch of fish, fishing rods and other gear. Photo #1.
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        Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 Summer, Fall, Winter A large group of servicemen with a few service women gathered for a portrait photo. A Coca-Cola poster hangs on the wall in the corner.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1937
            • Description: 1937 photo of the Fort Ethan Allen (Colchester, VT) State Police Headquarters. See another view mcalB08F31i05
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Fraternal Order of Eagles
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              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: 1949 group photo of the men and women members of the Aerie 793 Fraternal Order of Eagles of Burlington, Vermont. One man holds a plaque. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Fraternal Order of Eagles
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                • Date Created: 1949
                • Description: 1949 photo of members of Champlain Aerie 793 Fraternal Order of Eagles, Burlington, Vermont.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Girl Scouts
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                  • Description: Brownies and Girl Scouts from various troops gather for a group portrait. Scout members of troops 2 and 7 seen. Photo #5.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Girl Scouts
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                    • Description: Girl Scouts present bouquets of flowers to two women as they stand at a table with a birthday cake. This may be a March event as the 12th is the date celebrated as the founding of the scouts by Juliette Gordon Low.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Graduations - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with portion of class slogan ("Knowledge is...") seen in the back.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs