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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A 1951/1952 photograph of the A. D. Pease Grain Co. located at the foot of College Street, Burlington.
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- Automobiles
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Interior view of a Chrysler DeSoto car dealership show room. 1948/50?
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- Automobiles
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Interior view of a Chrysler DeSoto car dealership show room. 1948/1950
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- Automobiles
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Photo of a car dealership show room. Large sign in the background to the left reads Lincoln Zephyr ; 1935/36?
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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Yandow Tire and Battery Company window display with auto accessories. Business was located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. See also Memorial Auditorium, Burlington - Exhibitions mcalA13F06i17
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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Charles P. Smith, Ford dealership. Near College Street at 87 St Paul Street. To the right is the First Baptist Church, Burlington at 81 St. Paul St.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 completed construction and expansion project at a Winooski, Vermont auto sales and service gas station. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is the Bissonette Grocery located at 254 Main Street.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1935 / 1936 photo of a Chevrolet car dealership with employees standing out front. Could this be Shearer located in Burlington on S. Winooski Ave?
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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A Shell gas station attendant wipes the windshield of a Plymouth automobile. Date and location unknown.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1947 interior view of an open bay area of an auto repair workshop with some machines along the far wall.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 completed construction and expansion project at an auto sales and service in Winooski, Vermont; location may be somewhere along Main St. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is Bissonette Grocery at 254 Main.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 gas service station ; location may be somewhere along Main St. in Winooski, Vermont. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is Bissonette Grocery at 254 Main.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 gas service station ; location may be somewhere along Main Street in Winooski, Vermont. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? The twin church spires in background are those of St. Francis Xavier at 3 St. Peter Street in Winooski.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 Another view of completed construction and expansion project at an auto sales and service in Winooski, Vermont; location may be somewhere along Main St. Could this be Alber Miller's Tydol, Main Street? The twin church spires in background are those of St. Francis Xavier at 3 St. Peter...
Show more1946/47 Another view of completed construction and expansion project at an auto sales and service in Winooski, Vermont; location may be somewhere along Main St. Could this be Alber Miller's Tydol, Main Street? The twin church spires in background are those of St. Francis Xavier at 3 St. Peter Street in Winooski.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1946/47 construction project at an auto sales and service in Winooski, Vermont. Could this be Roscoe's Garage at 262 Main St.? To the right is the Bissonette Grocery located at 254 Main Street.
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- Beauty Salon
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1936 interior view of a beauty parlor or salon. A curtain divides the sitting area from the work area. Hair dryers and curling machines to the right. Fall-Spring
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- Beauty Salon
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1936 interior view of a beauty parlor or salon. A curtain divides the sitting area from the work area. Hair dryers and curling machines to the left. Fall-Spring
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1930s interior view of the upper banquet room set up for dining at the Black Cat Cafe once located at 160 Bank St in Burlington, Vt. Tables and wait staff are ready for business.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing staff and management personnel along with booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back leading upstairs. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the...
Show more1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo showing staff and management personnel along with booths, several padded chairs, coat rack and stairs in the back leading upstairs. Charles Chantis, proprietor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #1.
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- Black Cat Cafe
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1930s Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill once located at 160 Bank Street in Burlington, Vt. Booths located on the main floor. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block. Photo #9.