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 Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
Winooski, VT - American Woolen Mills Flag Raising
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    • Date Created: 1917-04-14
    • Description: April 14, 1917, 8 days after Congress decides to enter World War I. A crowd gathers in Mill Park for the raising of 3 flags purchased by employees of the American Woolen Mills on West Canal Street in Winooski. One was raised in front of Mill No. 3, which later housed Forest Hills Factory Outlet, and also the Champlain Mill and the mill office. Horse drawn wagons can be seen as well as police or military personnel on horseback (the National Guard Company G was present that day, according to the Burl. Free Press, April 16, 1917). This photo (no. 5 of five), which shows McAllister's inscription, is the right end of a panorama and creates a panoramic view when placed together.
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    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
    Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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      • Description: Military portrait taken at Fort Ethan Allen. Some are carrying crops indicating that some may be cavalry.
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      Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
      Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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        • Description: The Review of the 18th Brigade by Gen. Summerall. On the Artillery Range of Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Column of mounted soldiers on dirt road. Dated Sept 7, 1928.
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        Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
        Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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          • Description: Mounted horse jumping a hurdle.
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          Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
          Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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            • Description: Portrait of fifteen military officers, seven seated in front, eight standing behind, outdoors next to a brick building at Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Some are carrying crops indicating they are cavalry.
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            Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
            Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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              • Description: Military officer mounted on a horse.
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              Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
              Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
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                • Date Created: 1917-06
                • Description: June 1917 photo of Troop D Nineteenth Cavalry Portrait of military men with rifles in front of tents.
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                Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
                Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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                  • Description: Portrait of sixteen military officers standing on the steps of a building at Fort Ethan Allen. They wear jodhpurs and some carry crops indicating they are cavalry.
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                  Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
                  Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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                    • Description: Picture of a mounted horse jumping a hurdle.
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                    Miniature of Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
                    Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
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                      • Description: Nine mounted military men in formation. Row of parked automobiles in the background.
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