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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- Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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- 1944
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Blanket and Drapery Shop. Also, some tableware on the lower shelves.
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- Stores - Interiors - Unidentified
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- 1944
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Blanket and drapery store, perhaps the one in mcalB18F29i01.
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- Theatricals
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1947 / 1948 photo of a group of people dressed outlandish costumes taken in someone's living room. Halloween?!
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- Theatricals
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1947 / 1948 photo of a group of people dressed outlandish costumes taken in someone's living room. Halloween?!
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- Theatricals
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A man and woman pose in Colonial period costumes in a living room setting with a fire burning in an elegant fireplace.
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- Theatricals
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1945 / 1946. Three women actors pose in a room setting with three piece matching living room or parlor furniture and a tall glass door enclosed bookcase. They are in period dress and two are knitting.
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- Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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Interior of lounge, either in a renovated Mann Hall or McAuley Hall (built 1958), Trinity College, Burlington, Vt.
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- Veterinarian's Office: Charles W. Gates
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1946 photo of veterinarian's office of Charles W. Gates at 240 Shelburne Road. Dr. Gates sits at a table.
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- Veterinarian's Office: Charles W. Gates
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1946 photo of veterinarian's office of Charles W. Gates at 240 Shelburne Road. Dr. Gates sits at a table.
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- Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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View of the Webb estate trophy room with cooking hearth, mounted kitchen utensils, wall mounted stuffed wild animal heads, firearms, birds, skins, animal skin rugs, trestle table with benches and other comfortable sitting area furnishings.
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- Webb Estate - Trophy Room (Shelburne, VT) later in Shelburne Museum
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View of Webb estate trophy room with cooking hearth in the background. Room is furnished with an overhead animal yoke made into a lighting fixture, mounted stuffed wild animal heads, animal skin rugs, a stuffed standing bear, a trestle table with benches and other comfortable sitting area furniture.
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- Weddings
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1953 photo of young couple at their reception cutting their wedding cake. Location is most likely 47 No. Winooski Ave., McAllister's home.
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- Weddings
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1953 wedding portrait of bride and groom cutting their wedding cake at their reception. Most likely taken inside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. McAllister's nephew stands in back to the left. Photo no. 5
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- Weddings
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1953 wedding portrait of bride and groom cutting their wedding cake at their reception. Most likely taken inside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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- Weddings
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1944 wedding portrait of bride (in wedding gown). She stands in a living room in front of a brick fireplace.
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- Weddings
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1945 - A bride dressed in a gown and groom stand with family around the dining room table. The table is covered with a lace tablecloth and displays a homemade wedding cake.
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- Weddings
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1944 indoor photo of a young couple seated in a private home in front of a table set with a wedding cake and surrounded by family and friends.