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 Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1937
    • Description: 1937 restaurant interior. Tables and chairs give it the look of a Western saloon, which the fish and deer trophies can only enhance. Stuffed owl over curtained French doors? Some black marble panels, a latticed double door with curtains, and a chandelier lend it some elegance. (Name and location unknown.)
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
    Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of a living room with a fireplace decorated for Christmas. Evergreen bows are on the mantel. Two small trees are on each side of the fireplace and strung with garlands and lights.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of House Furnishings
      House Furnishings
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        • Description: An upholstered arm chair in a floral print fabric with scroll hand rests, wooden feet and lower arms of wood.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
        Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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          • Description: Overexposed photo of the dining hall at Trinity College, very likely in McAuley Hall (built 1958). Photo undated but furniture and lighting look late 1950s style. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
          Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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            • Description: Overexposed photo of a lounge very likely in McAuley Hall (built 1958), Trinity College, Burlington, Vt. Photo is undated but the furniture looks like late 1950s, early 1960s style. Photo #4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
            Portraits - Individuals
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              • Date Created: 1940s
              • Description: 1940s portrait photo of an elderly woman smiling slightly seated in a room in an upholstered chair. Photo #5.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Miscellaneous
              Miscellaneous
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                • Date Created: 1935-1936
                • Description: Two upholstered chairs. Dated 1935 / 1936.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                Portraits, children, unidentified
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                  • Description: Two young children seated in an upholstered chair. The older child sits on the arm of the chair while the younger baby sits leaning in the corner of the chair against her older sister. The baby wears a crocheted sweater and matching booties.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
                  Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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                    • Description: Dining hall at Trinity College, very likely in McAuley Hall (built 1958). Photo undated but furniture and lighting look late 1950s style. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
                    Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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                      • Description: Undated interior photo of a large parlor or living room with a fireplace, floor to ceiling windows, wicker or rattan furniture and large area rug on the floor. Embossed in lower right corner.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs