Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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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1935 or 1936 photo of military men with cannons and other artillery. Ethan Allen Artillery Range?
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1935 or 1936 photo of military men in uniform outside gathered around a camp fire eating and drinking rations.
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1937 photo of military men with communication and radio equipment.
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1940s Recruiting Service (front of Memorial Auditorium)
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1945 indoor photo of 7 family members, two of whom are service men in uniform. Taken perhaps after the War?
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1944 photo of multi-generational family, taken outdoors in winter at McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Two men are in uniform.
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1944 outdoor photo of a large family, with three generations present. Two men are in the armed services.
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1944 half length portrait photo of a young military man in uniform.
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1944 of a soldier in military uniform standing outside 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington; McAllister's home.
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1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Upper left can be seen an...
Show more1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Upper left can be seen an upside down group portrait photo of several girls. Similar surface appears in mcalB10F21i10. A calendar hangs to the left reading "November."
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1944 of a soldier in military uniform standing outside 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington; McAllister's home.
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1945 photo of a member of McAllister's family in military uniform standing outside in McAllister's driveway at his home. The trademark wooden lattice fence seen behind.
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1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Similar surface appears in...
Show more1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Similar surface appears in mcalB10F21i10.
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A gymnasium type room is filled with uniformed soldiers in the balcony and a large group of costumed men, women and children at what looks like a masquerade party.
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ROTC banners hang on the wall in the back of a large gymnasium type room. Crepe paper streamers festoon from the ceiling above a large group of men and women. Some of the men are in uniform. A group of musicians are seen on a raised band stand near the center of the room in the background.
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Three young men stand at ease in their military uniforms. They appear to be in a living room as family photos can be seen behind them.
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1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look...
Show more1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look on, notably several women veterans holding American flags.
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1959 photo of a ceremony at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. An honor guard stands ready to fire one or more volleys--very likely the customary three--in honor of deceased veterans. (Three volleys from seven rifles does not constitute a 21-gun salute, however.) A number of citizens are...
Show more1959 photo of a ceremony at Battery Park, very likely on Veterans Day. An honor guard stands ready to fire one or more volleys--very likely the customary three--in honor of deceased veterans. (Three volleys from seven rifles does not constitute a 21-gun salute, however.) A number of citizens are present. The veterans memorial in Battery Park is dedicated to the memory of Howard W. Plant, first Burlington casualty of World War I.
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