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 Trinity College - Faculty
Trinity College - Faculty
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    • Description: Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy. Office very likely in the Administration Building (Mann Hall).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
    Trinity College - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 Young women, either students or staff, gathered in a Trinity College office for a group photograph.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
      Portraits - Individuals
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 photo of 3 photos of four young office workers with machines; typewriter and duplicating machine seen.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of William H. Wills, Governor of Vt. (1941-1945), is receiving perhaps a lapel pin from the young woman on the right, who may be his secretary or--if indeed he is receiving an honor--a representative of a group bestowing the honor. The man on the left remains unidentified, as does the young woman, but he is not the Lieut. Gov., Mortimer Proctor. A photo of the governor's wife, Hazel McLeod Wills, is on the desk. Location is probably the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: circa 1945
            • Description: Ca. 1945 photo of 2 women working in an office.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
            Portraits - Individuals
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              • Date Created: 1951-1952
              • Description: A woman sits at a desk in an office. Figurines of the Eight Chinese Immortals sit on her desk along with two library books on pottery and stage costume for the theater. Dated 1951 /1952.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Offices
              Offices
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                • Description: Undated photograph of a Burlington office interior (a second lighter exposure of mcalA14F07i15)
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars
                Veterans of Foreign Wars
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                  • Date Created: circa 1946
                  • Description: Ca. 1946 photo of a promotion for "Wear a V.F.W. Buddy Poppy," very likely a fund raising activity for the VFW. Two women hold a poster describing the concept, while a veteran (wearing the cap) either receives or gives a poppy to a lady. The location may be the offices of the VFW at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post, #782). In the background are an American flag, the VFW post flag, a cross, and some military emblems.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
                  Vermont Structural Steel Co. - Buildings' Interiors
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                    • Date Created: circa 1951
                    • Description: Ca. 1951 photo of the administrative office at Vt. Structural Steel. Three employees are present but difficult to see because of the under exposure and blurred areas.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Veterinarian's Office: Charles W. Gates
                    Veterinarian's Office: Charles W. Gates
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946 photo of veterinarian's office of Charles W. Gates at 240 Shelburne Road. Dr. Gates sits at a table.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs