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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    • 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.
    • 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 Portraits, groups, unidentified
        Portraits, groups, unidentified
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          • Description: Five women relax in a large simply furnished common room lounging area reading magazines.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
          Portraits, groups, unidentified
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            • Description: Ten young women relax in a common room lounging area reading magazines. A large portrait painting of a woman hangs on the wall.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
            Portraits, groups, unidentified
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              • Description: A small group of young women gather in a common room lounging area. A TV is in one corner. The girls read or entertain themselves with two large plush stuffed animals.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
              Portraits, children, unidentified
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                • Description: A group of young children work on making Halloween paper jack o'lantern pumpkins as they sit at tables in wooden spindle chairs. Two women stand in the back ready to assist and keeping an eye on the children's progress. Photo #12.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
                Portraits, families, unidentified
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                  • Description: A multi generation family gather around the sofa in a well furnished home for a portrait. See the same family also in mcalA15F03i03
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM Fleming Museum
                  UVM Fleming Museum
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                    • Description: Interior of the current Wilbur Room of the Fleming Museum, with a portrait of James Wilbur (1856-1929) above the fireplace. In effect the library of the museum, the room has bookcases and furniture suitable for leisurely reading, conversation, study, and meetings. The names of three prominent figures in Vermont history appear on the east, south, and west vaults of the ceiling. They are: Stephen R. Bradley (1754-1830), Ira Allen (1751-1814), and Thomas Chittenden (1730-1797; not visible in this photo). (See also mcalA18F10i02.)
                    • 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 furnished bedroom with two double beds.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs