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 Bowling Leagues
Bowling Leagues
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    • Description: 1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Five men stand behind a table on which bowling pins, trophies and bowling balls have been placed. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction.
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    Miniature of Bowling Leagues
    Bowling Leagues
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      • Description: 1944 photo of a lady bowling. A scenic wall mural is seen in the background. In the 1940s there were four alleys listed in the city directory in Burlington as well as one each in Winooski and Essex Junction.
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      Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
      Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 Six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
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        Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
        Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 Five men of a bowling club standing behind a table with trophies.
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          Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
          Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 five men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
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            Miniature of Bowling Leagues
            Bowling Leagues
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              • Description: Winter 1940s Group photo of women bowlers assembled for a celebratory dinner. On the table are bowling pin awards or trophies. One man is seated center.
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              Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
              Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
                Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 five men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
                  Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 Five men of a bowling club standing behind a table with trophies.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Bowling Leagues
                    Bowling Leagues
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of a men's bowling league team. Five men stand behind a table on which bowling pins, trophies and bowling balls are placed. They wear dark shirts with their names embroidered on their left side (Floyd, Ray, Gus, Larry, Francis). The number 151 appears on the central bowling pin with the wording Bowl Away. In the 1940s city directory there was listed a Bowlaway Streamline Alleys at 65 Main St. in Burlington.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs