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 Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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    • Description: View of the fireplace furnished sitting area of the Webb estate trophy room surrounded with wall mounted wildlife heads and animal skin rugs. A stuffed bear is seen to the left. An owl in the corner to the right.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Shelburne Museum
    Shelburne Museum
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      • Description: Former main entrance to the Shelburne Museum. Visitors could at one time enter through one side of the covered bridge. The other side housed wagons, carriages, carts. A horse drawn milk carriage was stationed next to the bridge. No border fence was present at this point in time. In the distance is seen the Colchester Lighthouse and the steamboat Ticonderoga.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Shelburne Museum
      Shelburne Museum
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        • Description: Former main entrance to the Shelburne Museum. Visitors could at one time enter through one side of the covered bridge. The other side housed wagons, carriages, carts. A horse drawn milk carriage was stationed next to the bridge. No border fence was present at this point in time. In the distance is seen the Colchester Lighthouse and the steamboat Ticonderoga.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Shelburne Museum
        Shelburne Museum
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          • Description: Colchester Lighthouse in the process of being permanently relocated to the Shelburne Museum grounds.
          • 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 UVM - Housing (Temporary)
            UVM - Housing (Temporary)
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              • Description: View looking northeast of temporary housing on the UVM campus. The Fleming Museum lies beyond the complex, with the Mary Fletcher Hospital off to the right. Dated 1947.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Shelburne Museum
              Shelburne Museum
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                • Description: Another view of the Shelburne Museum Prentis House with its saltbox style architecture and nearby well.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM - Fleming Museum
                UVM - Fleming Museum
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                  • Description: Display case in the Fleming Museum with a variety of artifacts.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
                  Ticonderoga - Move to Shelburne Museum
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                    • Date Created: 1955-04-12
                    • Description: April 12, 1955. The steamship Ticonderoga is positioned in the berthing basin on the grounds of the Shelburne Museum. Behind the ship is seen the Colchester Lighthouse, one of the buildings of the museum. Photo 164.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
                    Burlington Streets: Colchester Ave
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                      • Date Created: 1933-07-12
                      • Description: July 12, 1933 dated photo of Colchester Ave. looking west in the direction of Mansfield Ave. Robert Hull Fleming Museum is on left (constructed in 1931). More about this photo can be found on UVM's Historic Burlington Project web site.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs