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 Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: Display of Kem-Tone, "the modern miracle wall finish," with several cans of the product, ad panels, and even a room in a dollhouse. Roman numerals on window are part of clock face that indicates, possibly, the store's lunch hour (see mcalB18F26i06).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
    Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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      • Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Anniversary Celebrations
      Anniversary Celebrations
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        • Description: 1951 photo of three men standing looking at a painting of a North American Indian. An emblem on the wall to the far left has the image of a Native American.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
        Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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          • Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
          Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: Display of "Kem-Tone, the miracle wall finish" at a Sherwin-Williams paint store in Burlington, Vt. "Here!! Try it yourself and be convinced" is the message behind the pyramid of paint cans.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
            Art - Painting by Grace A. Webb
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              • Description: 1944 or 1945 photo of a framed winter scene watercolor painted by and signed by Grace Webb.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
              Webb Estate (Shelburne, VT)
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                • Description: Photo of an artist's rendering of the Webb estate at Shelburne Farms.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Art - Misc. Paintings
                Art - Misc. Paintings
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                  • Description: Photo of a close up of the head of an illustration of a painting portraying a young smiling woman and holding a tambourine above her head. Date photo was taken 1936/1945. See also mcalB01F10i07 for the full length version.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Art - Misc. Paintings
                  Art - Misc. Paintings
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                    • Description: Photo of a full length portrait of a young woman dancer holding a tambourine above her head. Her voluminous skirt billows. Painting is signed. See also Art - Misc. Paintings mcalB01F10i03 for a close up of the head. Summer-Fall-Winter
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
                    Stores - Sherwin-Williams Paints (Burlington, VT)
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: Window display of Lowe Brothers paints, finishes, and brushes (is this really a Sherwin-Williams store?).
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs