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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67 Portrait photography. 45 Burlington (Vt.). 18 Middlebury (Vt.). 17 Middlebury College. 16 Students. 15 College teachers. 12 Boats and boating. 11 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 10 Family. 9 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Church buildings. 9 High school students -- Dramatic production. 9 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 9 Priests. 8 Men. 7 Actors. 7 Buildings. 7 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 7 Girls. 6 Women. 5 Children. 5 Costume. 5 Horses. 5 Nuns. 4 Auditoriums. 4 Baseball. 4 College students. 4 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 High school athletes. 4 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 School sports. 4 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Young women. 3 Bank buildings. 3 Burlington Federal Savings. 3 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 3 Construction projects. 3 Employees. 3 High school graduates. 3 High school students. 3 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 3 Restaurants. 3 School children. 2 Architectural photography. 2 Boys. 2 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 2 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Classrooms. 2 Colchester (Vt.). 2 Department stores. 2 Gymnasiums. 2 Hardware. 2 High school buildings. 2 Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Vermont. 2 S.S. Kresge Company. 2 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 2 Stores, Retail. 2 Young men. 1 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Business. 1 Camping. 1 Choruses. 1 Class reunions. 1 Dance. 1 Gardens. 1 Girl Scouts. 1 Housing. 1 Infants. 1 Landscape photography. 1 Musicians. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 University of Vermont.

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Miniature of Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1958
    • Description: 47-55 Church Street: Interior of store and display of hardware and painting supplies.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Girl Scouts
    Girl Scouts
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      • Date Created: 1958
      • Description: 1958 photo of Girl Scouts from various troops gathered for a group portrait. Betty North standing third from right. Also present are Beverly Passage(?), Gail Lagrow, Betty Jennison, Donna Norton, Gretchen Strong(?), Diane Pappas. Members from troops 12, 27 and 42 are seen. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Staff
      Camp Abnaki - Staff
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        • Description: 1958 photo of Camp Abnaki staff with infant in its father's lap in the front row. Photo #4.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Family
        Portraits - Family
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          • Date Created: 1958
          • Description: 1958 indoor photo of family members from mcalB15F09i03, with the twins being held this time by the grandmother, with mother behind her, and great-grandmother sitting behind the young boy.
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          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: 1958 photo of group of young people and a few adults gathered at a rustic interior restaurant. Photo #2.
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            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1958
              • Description: 1958 cast portrait photo from a high school dramatic production "The Lowland Sea", a contemporary opera performed in the auditorium of Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) Photo #4. See 1958 BHS Oread yearbook for writeup.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Boats
              Boats
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                • Date Created: 1958
                • Description: 1958 photo of several yachts or pleasure boats in dry dock lined up in an open shed next to an unpaved access road. Shadow of person (possibly the photographer) in the extreme lower left. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Baseball
                Burlington High School - Baseball
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: 1958 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay seated on the steps of Edmunds High School building. Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
                  Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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                    • Date Created: 1958
                    • Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo. Side view of two yachts or pleasure boats in dry dock lined up in an open shed next to an unpaved access road. Photo #5. See also mcalA01F11i07
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: 1958 photo of students assembled in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #15
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs