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
- Date Created
- 1944
- Description
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"Blanket and Drapery Shop." Also a fabric store, with 3 employees ready to sell Paradise Prints.
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- Stores - M.H. Fishman Co. Inc. (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1953
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Interior view of lunch counter at M.H. Fishman Co., Inc., taken during the Christmas shopping season.
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- Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1948-1949
- Description
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25 Church Street : rear entrance and staircase to upper floors of People's Dept. store.
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- Stores - People's Department Store (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1952
- Description
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25 Church Street : Rear entrance to People's Dept. store, with truck in foreground.
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- Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1958
- Description
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47-55 Church Street: Interior of store and display of hardware and painting supplies.
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- Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1958
- Description
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47-55 Church Street: Interior of store and display of hardware and painting supplies.
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- Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1945
- Description
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47-55 Church Street : Sale hosiery display at Kresge's, with celebrity photos on the lower shelf.
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- Stores - S.S. Kresge (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1955
- Description
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Window display at S.S. Kresge's at the time of their remodeling. Decorations anticipate harvest and Thanksgiving Day.
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- Stores - Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1944
- Description
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35-37 Church Street: Interior of Sears Roebuck, in the hardware and garden department. Man standing next to seed display is giving a presentation, either for training purposes or as general instruction.
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- Stores - Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1944
- Description
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35-37 Church Street : Interior of Sear Roebuck on Church St. in Burlington, Vt. Display of Honor Bilt brand home insulation.
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- Stores - Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1944
- Description
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35-37 Church Street : Interior of Sears Roebuck. Display of four types of home insulation.
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- Stores - The Old Beehive (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1947
- Description
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91 Church Street : The Old Beehive department store, with a display window of hats and dress suits for women.
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- Stores - The Old Beehive (Burlington, VT)
- Date Created
- 1951
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91 Church Street : Display of rugs and carpeting in the Old Beehive.
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- Stores - Windows - Unidentified
- Date Created
- 1947
- Description
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Display window with a variety of Christmas gifts, probably at a department store on Church St., Burlington, Vt.
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- War Bond Campaign
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1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting...
Show more1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting conveys the idea that everyone can contribute to the war effort.
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- War Bond Campaign
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1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let The]m Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting...
Show more1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let The]m Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting conveys the idea that everyone can contribute to the war effort.
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