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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66 Men. 60 Burlington (Vt.). 38 Construction projects. 35 Portrait photography. 20 Business. 19 Colchester (Vt.). 19 Construction workers. 18 Buildings. 17 Burlington International Airport. 17 Interior architecture. 16 Street photography. 15 Landscape photography. 14 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.). 13 Soldiers. 12 Armed Forces -- Officers. 10 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 10 Women. 9 Machinery. 9 Restaurants. 9 Vermont Emergency Relief Administration. 8 Automobiles. 8 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Employees. 6 Animals. 6 Athletics. 6 Boys. 6 Dwellings. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Camps. 5 Family. 5 High school athletes. 5 Priests. 5 Trucks. 4 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Children. 4 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.). 4 Fishes. 4 Military weapons. 4 School sports. 3 Baseball. 3 Christmas greens. 3 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). 3 Football. 3 Gymnasiums. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 3 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 3 United States Public Works Administration. 2 Airplanes. 2 Basketball. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Bridges. 2 Dolls. 2 Heineberg Bridge (Chittenden County, Vt.). 2 Hockey. 2 Puppets. 2 Railroad trains. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Shelburne Museum. 2 Toys. 2 Waste disposal in the ground. 1 Advertising. 1 Auditoriums. 1 Bands (Music). 1 Boxing. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Buses. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Chairs. 1 Champlain, Lake. 1 Drugstores. 1 Exhibit booths. 1 Exhibitions. 1 Furniture. 1 Girls. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 House furnishings. 1 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 1 Musical groups. 1 Musicians. 1 Offices. 1 Painting. 1 Railroad tracks. 1 Reunions. 1 Service stations. 1 Stores, Retail. 1 Street-railroad tracks. 1 Students. 1 Swimming. 1 Tank trucks. 1 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies. 1 University of Vermont. 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Young men. 1 Young women.

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Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
Saint Michael's College - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1935-1936
    • Description: 1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Left to right: Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.), Mr. McNamara, Bishop Joseph Rice. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to the right: those of Bishop Rice and the Diocese of Burlington.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
    Portraits - Individuals
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      • Date Created: 1935-1936
      • Description: Mid 1930s outdoor photo of a reclining nude woman.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of School Sports - Basketball
      School Sports - Basketball
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        • Date Created: 1935-1936
        • Description: 1935 - 1936 unidentified boys basketball team with coach. They wear uniform jackets with the single letter "K". Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Machinery
        Machinery
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          • Date Created: 1935-1936
          • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of interior of a machine workshop room with a man working with pliers at one of the machines.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Military Officers
          Military Officers
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            • Date Created: 1935-1936
            • Description: 1935 or 1936 group portrait of military officers assembled outside Post Headquarters. Photo #5.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Family
            Portraits - Family
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              • Date Created: 1935-1936
              • Description: Mid-1930s outdoor photo of three women, from possibly three generations, and a young child, all very likely in the Chester M. Kerr family. Kerr, a salesman, owned this house at 283 So. Prospect St., Burlington (see mcalB14F14i02).
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Road Construction
              Road Construction
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                • Date Created: 1935-10-09
                • Description: October 9, 1935. A steam roller smooths out a road surface on one side while traffic moves along on the other side.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Business Enterprises - A-B
                Business Enterprises - A-B
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                  • Description: 1935-1936 Burlington Electric Motor Service.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Groups, Identified
                  Portraits - Groups, Identified
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                    • Date Created: 1935-07-31
                    • Description: July 31, 1935 photo of key to the city of Burlington, Vermont presented to Ira Hand (2nd from right) who is Secretary of the National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers and Secretary of the American Power Boat Association. Also present are Charles C. Wood (president Champlain Marine Co Inc), Hugh L. Finnegan (standing in for the city's mayor), H. Gregory Wait and Warren R. Austin Jr (commodore Lake Champlain Yacht Club). The yacht in the background is a Twin screw cruiser belonging to Mr. Wait of Shelburne. The occasion is a 3 day regatta on Lake Champlain.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1935-1936
                      • Description: Over exposed 1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington Int'l Airport. On the left is a delivery truck owned by Railway Express Agency, which had headquarters at 111 St. Paul St., Burlington. The City Directory lists Herbert E. Fitch as agent. Also on the left: a boy with his dog that lays on a crate with sign "Live Dog". Occasion and purpose of photo unknown.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs