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 Gardens
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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    Miniature of Gardens
    Gardens
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      • Description: Another 1944 photo of the large flower garden with a stepping stone path.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent
      Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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        • Date Created: 1960
        • Description: Six Sisters of Mercy in the garden near the convent, perhaps novices, as indicated by the white veil, or professed sisters wearing cooler summer wear. Photo #29. Dated 1960.
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        Miniature of Gardens
        Gardens
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          • Date Created: 1937
          • Description: 1937 photo of a circular garden with a fountain in the center.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Gardens
          Gardens
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            • Description: Another 1937 view of the circular garden with the fountain in the center showing a brick wall and gate.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Gardens
            Gardens
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946 / 1947 photo of an older woman standing in the center of a flower garden.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Houses with Gardens - Unidentified
              Houses with Gardens - Unidentified
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                • Description: A view of the mountain range in the distance from the vantage point of a garden in winter covered with snow. Dated 1950s.
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                Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                Portraits - Individuals
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                  • Date Created: 1937
                  • Description: 1937 portrait photo of a woman seated in a wooden slat chair on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i06.
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                  Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                  Portraits - Individuals
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                    • Date Created: 1937
                    • Description: 1937 portrait photo of a woman standing on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i07.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                    Portraits - Individuals
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                      • Date Created: 1946-1947
                      • Description: 1946 / 1947 photo of an older woman with white hair wearing a polka dot dress standing in a large flower garden next to her home. She holds a small bouquet.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs