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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2 1957 1 1946 1 1947
Miniature of State Police - Patrol Cars
State Police - Patrol Cars
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    • Description: State Police patrol cars with police officers assembled in a single line in an open field.
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    Miniature of Burlington Police Department
    Burlington Police Department
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      • Description: 1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #4.
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      Miniature of Burlington Police Department
      Burlington Police Department
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        • Date Created: 1957/1958
        • Description: 1957-1958 Burlington Police Department outside on the steps of City Hall. Photo #2.
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        Miniature of Burlington Police Department
        Burlington Police Department
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 A uniformed officer sits astride a Indian brand motorcycle. Location is McAllister's back yard at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of State Police - Patrol Cars
          State Police - Patrol Cars
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            • Description: State Police patrol cars with police officers assembled in a single line in an open field.
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            Miniature of Burlington Police
            Burlington Police
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              • Date Created: undated
              • Description: Members of the Burlington Police Department on the steps of City Hall
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              Miniature of Burlington Police Department
              Burlington Police Department
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                • Description: 1946-1947 Photo of a police officer sitting in what may be a living room of a private home.
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                Miniature of State Police - Patrol Cars
                State Police - Patrol Cars
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                  • Description: State Police patrol cars with police officers assembled in a single line in an open field.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs