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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1951 photo of Highway Bridge in Cambridge, Vermont located on Route 15 ; constructed by the Vermont Structural Steel Company
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1951 photo of Highway Bridge in Cambridge, Vermont located on Route 15 ; constructed by the Vermont Structural Steel Company
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- Houses - Unidentified
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A yard area with evergreen trees, folding canvas lawn chairs, an Adirondack style lounge chair, a bird bath, wooden lattice arbor or trellis, wooden picket fence in the back. A one story building seen to the far right.
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A large two story building with a wrap around porch. A dormer is seen beneath a covered "widow's walk" structure at the top of the hipped roof. Several men and women stand or sit on the porch. A fence sets off the property. Saplings and other plant growth fill the landscape. A body of water (pond...
Show moreA large two story building with a wrap around porch. A dormer is seen beneath a covered "widow's walk" structure at the top of the hipped roof. Several men and women stand or sit on the porch. A fence sets off the property. Saplings and other plant growth fill the landscape. A body of water (pond or lake) appears in the background.
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- Houses - Unidentified
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A photo of two cottage like buildings in a rural setting near a lake. Three women stand on a rock ledge with two automobiles seen to the far right. Location and date unknown but may be 1920s.
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- Houses - Unidentified
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A view of several single story homes or cottages set along a dirt road. The house in the foreground to the right is the same as in another photo in the collection (mcalA11F16i27)
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- Houses - Unidentified
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A photo of a cottage in a rural setting. It has a stone chimney and shingle siding. There is a man standing at the left, a woman at the window and another woman with a dog in the nearby road. Tall pine trees, other plants and a rocky ledge fill the landscape.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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Winter view of a building's foundation covered with snow. Rubble and a pile of wood pieces lay in the center.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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Another view of a building's foundation seen covered with snow. A multi door garage or shed is in the background. Dated 1951.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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A countryside home is seen along a dirt road. A two door garage is nearby with a parked car.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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Farmhouse with small attached barn next to a paved road. An automobile is parked in the front yard just off the road. Trees are bare of leaves. There are mountains in the background. Landscape view of home of the man seen in mcalA16F01i34. He and his family seen in mcalA15F02i12
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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1930s photo of a cottage by a lake. For another view of this see mcalB09F24i19.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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1930s photo of the back end of a shed or garage with scrap lumber, a sawhorse and miscellaneous items piled up. A car is parked to the left.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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Another view of a building's foundation seen covered with snow. A multi door garage or shed is in the background. Dated 1951.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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1930s photo of a cottage by a lake and along a dirt road with a building next door with a sign offering hot dogs, ice cold sodas and ice cream for sale. For another view see mcalB09F24i17
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Farmhouse with small attached barn next to a paved road. An automobile is parked in the front yard just off the road. Trees are bare of leaves. There are mountains in the background. Home of the man seen in mcalA16F01i34
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Another view of a building's foundation seen covered with snow. Dated 1951.
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- Houses with Gardens - Unidentified
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A view of the mountain range in the distance from the vantage point of a garden in winter covered with snow. Dated 1950s.