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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Miniature of Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1937
    • Description: 1937 restaurant interior. Tables and chairs give it the look of a Western saloon, which the fish and deer trophies can only enhance. Stuffed owl over curtained French doors? Some black marble panels, a latticed double door with curtains, and a chandelier lend it some elegance. (Name and location unknown.)
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    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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      • Date Created: 1937
      • Description: 1937 indoor photo of a large group of men and women dining. Monogram initials overhead. Same distinctive location with decorative lattice work as seen in mcalB15F12i04
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
      Blodgett Oven Company - Ovens
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        • Description: Dated 1937 Photo of an industrial oven made by the G. S. Blodgett Co. in Burlington, Vermont.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Military Equipment
        Military Equipment
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          • Date Created: 1937
          • Description: 1937 photo of military equipment laid out in display on the grass outside one of the buildings at Fort Ethan Allen. Photographer's shadow seen in lower right corner.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Sewer Tile Construction Plant
          Sewer Tile Construction Plant
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            • Date Created: 1937-03-05
            • Description: March 5, 1937. This view shows the inside of the room used for cutting, rolling and electrically welding the wire reinforced baskets used as reinforcements for the concrete sewer pipe. Could this be the Justis Vault Co. on Riverside Ave, Burlington?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Fish
            Fish
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              • Date Created: 1937
              • Description: 1937 photo of two men displaying a catch of fish. Each man holds his fishing rod. The large fish in the center seems to have been caught while swallowing a smaller fish.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Military Equipment
              Military Equipment
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                • Date Created: 1937
                • Description: 1937 photo of a military vehicle; an automobile with display of tools on running board and tire chains laid out on grass.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Military Equipment
                Military Equipment
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: 1937 close up photo of the side of a military vehicle identified as 7th F. A. Btry E. 1 showing attached metal container and an axe. Field Artillery
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
                  Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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                    • Date Created: 1937
                    • Description: 1937 photo of Texaco oil tanks and buildings near shore front of Lake Champlain. View looking west across the lake.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Airport
                    Burlington Airport
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                      • Date Created: 1937-1939
                      • Description: Construction project at the Burlington Municipal Airport (to become Burlington International Airport). This view shows the Hangar as it appeared on June 8, 1937, with a lean-to nearly completed and the timber work constructed to the level of the eaves.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs