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: 1949-1950
    • Description: 1949-1950 holiday (Christmas?) meal with wrapped presents. In attendance are women, children and Salvation Army officers, esp. Maj. Elsie Russell (end of table, right side) and her husband, Maj. Edward Russell, standing, far right. The Russells were "in charge," as the City Directory, ca 1940-1951. The Salvation Army headquarters were at 117 Cherry St. in Burlington.
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    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1946-1947
      • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of an infant in a baby jumper seat surrounded with plush toys. Setting is a living room with Christmas tree behind.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Children
      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1951-1952
        • Description: 1951 or 1952 portrait photo of an infant baby girl.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Children
        Portraits - Children
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          • Date Created: 1951-1952
          • Description: 1951 or 1952 portrait photo of an infant baby girl.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Family
          Portraits - Family
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            • Date Created: 1943
            • Description: 1943 indoor photo of four women and an infant, very likely three or four generations of the family.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Stores - Windows - Unidentified
            Stores - Windows - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: undated
              • Description: Large window display of clothing and accessories for infants and children (store, location, and date unknown). Possibly The Children's Shop at 20-24 Church St., Burlington, Vt.?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: Two images, one of an infant seated on a couch, the other of a young woman standing at a machine. Seen here is a machine similar to a Gammeter Multigraph printer (right) and a typesetter (left). The typesetter is also similar to a Roneo Distributing Fount of the 1920s. Photo dated 1944.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Children
                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: 1956 / 1957 portrait photo of an infant sitting in a chair.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 outdoor photo of a large family, with three generations present. Two men are in the armed services.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Trinity College Childrens Day, Burlington
                    Trinity College Childrens Day, Burlington
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                      • Description: A group of mothers, young children, infants and one man sit on the steps of Mann Hall of Trinity College. One toddler holds her own baby doll.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs