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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Piano - Recitals
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 photo of a young pianist at the keyboard, dressed in a white gown and seated in a formal (and rather dark) setting with flowers and other plants.
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    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 portrait photo of what may be a family of grandmother, mother and infant. See also mcalB14F01i04 photo of just the child.
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      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 portrait photo of a little boy sitting on a long coffee table holding a stuffed toy teddy bear.
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        Portraits - Children
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 portrait photo of an infant resting on a decorative pillow on a couch.
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          Portraits - Children
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            • Date Created: 1949-1950
            • Description: 1949 - 1950 portrait photo of three children (an infant, a sister and a brother) in a living room with Christmas tree. The boy sits on a bicycle with training wheels, the girl stands in a metal children's wagon, the infant is resting in an upholstered child's rocking chair. Other presents are displayed and include a toy train with tracks, a cowboy outfit, fire extension ladder truck, a baby doll, coffee pot and toaster. Mom's smiling face is reflected in the mirror above the fireplace.
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            Portraits - Children
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 photo of two young boys in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by Christmas toys. Younger boy is seated on a rocking horse. His older brother stands beside him.
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              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1946-1947
                • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of an baby girl seated on a small table posing for a portrait. She rests her hand on a stuffed toy panda bear .
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                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 photo of an infant baby placed in a sitting position in an upholstered chair for a portrait.
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                  Portraits - Children
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Undated portrait photo of a young girl standing in a living room. She wears her First Communion dress. Photo #1.Same girl as in mcalB14F11i02
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                    Portraits - Children (Parties)
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a large family gathering in honor of a birthday.
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