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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    • Description: Gravestone for Ward. At the base it reads "Perpetual care." A picket fence appears in the background. Location and date unknown.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington (4X5)
    Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington (4X5)
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      • Date Created: 1934-05-02
      • Description: May 2, 1934. A view of the open area of the Lakeview Cemetery addition, located at 455 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Men and teams of horses can be seen grading the land.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        • Description: Grave stone with the name McAllister at the top and below the names of Louis Leon and birth date of 1876. Also the name of his wife, Cora May, appears with her birth and death dates 1872 - 1941. Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Description: Gravestone in the shape of a cross placed near a wooded area. A wooden plank ramp has been constructed in front of it. Name, location and date unknown.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
          Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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            • Date Created: 1934-07-03
            • Description: July 3, 1934. P. W. A. Project # 2362. A view showing the rolling of the crushed stone before the application of the Penetration Asphalt at the Lakeview Cemetery located at 455 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
            Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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              • Date Created: 1934-07-03
              • Description: July 3, 1934. Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont located at 455 North Ave. P. W. A. Project # 2362 - A northeasterly view of the entrance to the cemetery addition showing the application of the penetration ashphalt.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                • Description: Gravestone for Sanderson in cemetery. Looks newly placed but location and date are unknown.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                  • Description: Elaborate stone mausoleum for Whiting. Date and location unknown.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    • Description: Gravestone for Wells Boynton Reynolds. Location and date unknown.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
                    Lakeview Cemetery Addition, Burlington
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                      • Date Created: 1934-07-03
                      • Description: July 3, 1934. This view is looking westerly of the penetration with the City of Burlington's distributor of one of the roads at Lakeview Cemetery located at 455 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. #18
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs