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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Houses -Identified
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 winter photo of the back corner of 47 N. Winooski Ave. showing long icicles hanging down in front of a window from the eaves above.
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Johnson, VT (Shell Garage)
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- Description: Shell Garage in Johnson, Vermont. Photo dated 1944. A mechanic adds air to a tire of a car.
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A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950s display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT; an investment firm.
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Kamp Kill Kare
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- Description: Boys enjoy watching a group of rabbits outside on the grounds of Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated.
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Landscapes - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1930
- Description: 1930s photo of a road with trees lining one side. Buildings seen in the distance.
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Landscapes - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 unidentified winter landscape photo of a snow covered dirt road. Photo #1.
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Little League Baseball
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: 1961 group portrait of the Burlington Twins little league boys baseball team. Photo #1. Lafayette
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Little League Baseball
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- Date Created: 1940
- Description: 1940s group portrait of the Mud Alley Midgets little league boys baseball team. Letters MAM seen on their caps. Photo #2.
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Machinery
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 / 1957 photo of wooden link chains that McAllister carved from broom handles displayed hanging in his cellar at 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i06 under McAllister Memorabilia
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Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. - Interior
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- Description: Photo of interior of Manufacturing and Tool, Corp. focusing on a machine.
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