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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Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of religious statue (Virgin Mary) under a canopy surrounded by lilies in Saint Joseph's Church.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1949-1950
- Description: 1949 or 1950 portrait photo of a young woman in a long gown standing in a chapel surrounded by basketful of flowers.
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Portraits - Individuals
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- Date Created: 1946-1947
- Description: Mid 1940s photo of an older woman seated by a window with vases of flowers. She sits in a corner of a room in front of a counter which holds more vases and a large platter.
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Gardens
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of a large flower garden with a stepping stone path and arbor or trellis.
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Gardens
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- Description: Another 1944 photo of the large flower garden with a stepping stone path.
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Flowers
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- Description: Scene inside a funeral parlor. Huge flower arrangements surround a coffin in which there is a deceased.
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Flowers
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- Description: Picket fence with flowers, some of which are delphiniums
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Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944. Is this a May Crowning?
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Weddings
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 - Bride in wedding gown and groom sit in chair on the lawn in front of a house with other members of the wedding party standing behind. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo #4. See also mcalB22F05i07
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Gardens
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: 1937 photo of a circular garden with a fountain in the center.
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