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 Salvation Army
Salvation Army
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    • Date Created: undated
    • Description: A family portrait of an unidentified man and woman of the Salvation Army and five children. Photo #3. May be at 117 Cherry St., Burlington. See also mcalA09F12i35, mcalA15F02i07, mcalA16F01i32, mcalA15F02i05
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
    Trinity College - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951. Outdoor photo on steps of Mann Hall of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood development and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Weddings
      Weddings
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. Photo #4.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Weddings
        Weddings
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 wedding couple outside in front of a home, No. 189 with family. See also mcalB22F11i02
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 family portrait photo with older man and woman (parents?) with their grown children? Two of the men in military uniform.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
            First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
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              • Description: First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Family
              Portraits - Family
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 outdoor photo of the same men, child, and dog in mcalB14F20i07 but with the addition of three women (sisters, spouses, etc.).
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: circa 1945
                  • Description: Ca. 1945 outdoor photo of a mother and her 5 children, including twin girls. (Duplicate of mcalB14F19i08)
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: circa 1945
                    • Description: Ca. 1945 indoor photo of extended family (same group in mcalB14F25i04).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: circa 1946
                      • Description: Ca. 1946 indoor photo of a young boy, his parents, and grandparents. Religious artifacts on the wall indicate a Catholic household.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs