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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8 Burlington (Vt.)

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2 1935 2 1937
Miniature of Burlington Airport
Burlington Airport
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    • Date Created: 1937-06-08
    • Description: June 8, 1937. Construction of a building (hangar) at the Burlington Municipal Airport (to become Burlington International Airport). A propeller driven airplane sits near the structure. Photographer's embossed name is seen in the lower right just above the date.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Airplane Crashes
    Airplane Crashes
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      • Description: Photo of the cockpit of a crashed airplane (twin engine?) in a snowy field. Propellers and engine parts scattered on the ground. 1935/1936?
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
      Portraits, groups, unidentified
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        • Description: A formal portrait of a propeller driven airplane sitting in a open field with 20 men standing and kneeling beside it. The word SHELL is printed on the side of the plane. See also mcalA15F08i10.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington Airport
        Burlington Airport
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          • Date Created: 1937-06-08
          • Description: Partially constructed hangar of the Burlington Municipal Airport (to become Burlington International Airport) in this dated June 8, 1937 photo. Propeller driven airplane sits near the structure. McAllister's name embossed and can be seen just above the handwritten date.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1935-1936
            • Description: 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 sits on a crate with sign "Live Dog". Occasion and purpose of photo unknown.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Burlington Airport
            Burlington Airport
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              • Date Created: 1937-06-29 00:00:00
              • Description: Dated photo June 29, 1937 of the construction of the hangar at the Burlington Municipal Airport. Propeller driven airplane sits near the building. United States civil aircraft registration identification marking on wing "NC-978-W"
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Airplane Crashes
              Airplane Crashes
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                • Description: Photo of the trail the crashing airplane took before it landed in a snowy field. 1935/1936?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Airplane Crashes
                Airplane Crashes
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                  • Description: Photo of a crashed airplane in a snowy field. One wheel of the landing gear can be seen in the lower right. 1935/1936?
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington Airport (4X5's)
                  Burlington Airport (4X5's)
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                    • Date Created: undated
                    • Description: Sign over one of the main buildings reads Burlington Municipal Airport, Burlington, Vermont. Wind sock flies above the building. A propeller driven airplane sits to the right in the photo. Beacon tower seen just right of center.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1935-1936
                      • Description: 1935 / 1936 winter photo of a group of well-dressed, influential men standing in front of an airplane, presumably at Burlington 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 sits on top of crate with sign "Live Dog". Occasion and purpose of photo unknown. (See also mcalB15F12i13.)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs