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: Socony automotive exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing supplies for the automobiles including lubricating oil. See also mcalA13F06i06
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Agricultural Exhibitions
    Agricultural Exhibitions
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      • Description: View of an agricultural exhibition booth with a large display of canned goods and fresh vegetables. Banner reads "Buy Victory Bonds" Undated but may be 1940s. Location Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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      Agricultural Exhibitions
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        • Description: Two women tend an exhibition booth with sign reading "Phelps Craft Plastics". Many decorative items displayed. 1940s?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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          • Description: View of an agricultural exhibition booth presented by the Kiwanis Club of Burlington, Vermont and the Colchester Home Dem. Club. On display are fresh vegetables and home goods. Location may be the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. 1940s
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Agricultural Exhibitions
          Agricultural Exhibitions
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            • Description: Photo of an exhibition booth. Banners read "Community School Lunch Program, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, State Dept. of Education." Posters are on the walls and sample of school lunches are on the table. 1940s
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Agricultural Exhibitions
            Agricultural Exhibitions
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              • Description: Three women look at the items on display in a Burlington High School exhibition booth. A man stands near a machine to the left. 1940s?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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              UVM - Fleming Museum
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                • Description: Display case in the Fleming Museum with a variety of artifacts.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                A.M. Kidder & Co.
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                  • Date Created: 1951
                  • Description: 1951 or 1952 display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT, an investment firm.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of A.M. Kidder & Co.
                  A.M. Kidder & Co.
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                    • Date Created: 1950
                    • Description: 1950s display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT; an investment firm.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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                    Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951 group of men gathered near tables in a public commercial room with display material set up advertising MoPar Micronic Oil Filters. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs