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.
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1953 photo of mostly women but also a few men gathered in a restaurant. Tables arranged in two long rows.
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A group of men pose for a portrait photo. Dated 1935-1936. Same location as mcalB15F13i01
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1947 photo of a group of men, very likely academics, seated on bleachers outside a house. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion are unknown.
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Ca. 1947 photo of 6 women standing in front of an unidentified building. Identity of persons, venue, occasion unknown.
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1953 indoor group portrait photo of men and (mostly) women gathered around dining tables probably at a restaurant. Photo #3.
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1951 portrait of a large group of male employees assembled along side the brick building of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.'s at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt.
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1947 photo of a gathering of family and/or friends. Identity of group, venue, and occasion unknown.
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1953 photo of men and women seated at dining tables in a long narrow room of a restaurant. Photo #2.
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1953 photo of a group of men and women gathered for a portrait. Photo #3.
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Ca. 1946 photo of 3 men (ministers?) looking over some documents in a 3-ring binder. Portrait on the wall may be of Jesus (without a beard!).
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Ca. 1948 photo of a large group of men and women, of varying ages, dressed for a social function. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown.
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Ca. 1945 photo of 5 men, 2 women, all employees, apparently, of an unidentified business. This is the same office seen in mcalB15F20i09.
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Group of distinguished men dressed in suit and tie pose for a portrait photo. Dated 1935-1936. Same distinctive location as mcalB15F12i04
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1945 photo of a group of women (and one lucky guy) gathered at a dining table, with an American flag behind them. Identity of group, venue, and occasion are unknown. (Same group as in mcalB15F16i15.)
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1951 - 1952 group of men and women of various ages gathered outside for a portrait in front of a brick building.
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1951 or 1952 photo of a group of men and women gathered in a restaurant. Booths line the side walls, tables arranged down the center of the room. A bold patterned wall paper and printed curtains decorate the interior. Photo #2.
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1945 photo of six men dressed up on a sunny day for a portrait photo. Identity of men, venue, and occasion unknown.
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1949 group photo of young women assembled outside in front of a large brick building. Class portrait? Photo #1.
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Undated photo of a group of people gathered outside at night on a bricked patio or terrace. They wear name tags or badges. Photo 5.
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Five women; one seated at a desk pose for a group portrait in a business office. On the wall is a framed paper with word "UNESCO" and a poster reading "The Wheel of Good Eating." Undated. Photo 2.