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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 1 - 10 of 45 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Dolls.   Remove all  

45 still image
Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
Image nop
    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: Display of Kem-Tone, "the modern miracle wall finish," with several cans of the product, ad panels, and even a room in a dollhouse. Roman numerals on window are part of clock face that indicates, possibly, the store's lunch hour (see mcalB18F26i06).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
    Image nop
      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 photo of a young boy in his home seated on a rocking horse with other toys and the family Christmas tree. A framed photo of a soldier is placed on the floor among the toys that include a soldier doll.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Children
      Portraits - Children
      Image nop
        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 photo of a young girl in a living room seated on the arm of an upholstered chair. She holds a doll. Beside her is a doll's crib. Behind her is a Christmas tree.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Children
        Portraits - Children
        Image nop
          • Date Created: 1946-1947
          • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young girl in the living room seated in an upholstered chair with her dolls and the family dog.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
          Image nop
            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: 1944 outdoor photo of young family--husband, wife, two sons, possibly twins, and a daughter holding a favorite cloth doll. See also mcalB14F15i01.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Windows - Unidentified
            Stores - Windows - Unidentified
            Image nop
              • Date Created: undated
              • Description: Large window display of clothing and accessories for infants and children (store, location, and date unknown). Possibly The Children's Shop at 20-24 Church St., Burlington, Vt.?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
              Image nop
                • Date Created: 1956-1957
                • Description: 1956 or 1957 photo of four children in front of the Christmas tree with their toys. Same family of children [plus one?] as in mcalB14F05i15 taken in 1949 or 1950? See also mcalB14F08i02
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
                Image nop
                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: 1944 outdoor photo of husband, wife, two sons (twins?) and a daughter who holds a mask face cloth doll.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
                  Image nop
                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 indoor photo of mother and daughter who holds a large composition doll with sleep eyes. (Photo apparently damaged.) See also mcalB14F16i03
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Trinity College Childrens Day, Burlington
                    Trinity College Childrens Day, Burlington
                    Image nop
                      • Description: A group of mothers, young children, infants and one man sit on the steps of Mann Hall of Trinity College. One toddler holds her own baby doll.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs