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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- Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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Undated photo of three oil tanks under construction. To the right is seen the star sign of the Texaco brand. Burlington lake front break water seen in background. May be circa 1937.
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- Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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1953 photo of dump truck depositing earth to build up outcropping to shore line at oil tank construction site.
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- Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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June 24, 1953 landscape photo of Texaco oil tank construction site at lake shore. Sun bathers seen at far right enjoy the beach.
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- Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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June 24, 1953 photo of Texaco oil tank construction area on the shore of Lake Champlain.
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- Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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1953 landscape photo of oil tank construction site on lake shore. A dump truck and other machinery seen center. Letters "TE" seen on tank to the left may indicated TEXACO brand. Ferries in far distance center left.
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- Portraits - Family
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Ca. 1957 outdoor photo of the family seen in mcalB15F08i02, but this time with the children lined up in order by height. This family is seen also in: mcalA09F12i34 and mcalA15F02i30-i35.
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- Portraits - Family
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Ca. 1957 outdoor photo of three generations of a prosperous looking family.
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- Portraits - Family
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1945 outdoor photo of couple standing on well platform (with water pump) with two small children and a dog. Large field and trees in the background.
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- Portraits - Family
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Ca. 1957 double print of a large family, taken perhaps in Chittenden county (Vt.), in a suburban neighborhood.
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- Portraits - Family
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1945 outdoor photo of parents and their son relaxing in a meadow in Adirondack chairs. See also mcalB05F16i07 Camps - Summer for same location and same chairs but with different family.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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1945 photo of a marsh landscape and a young boy on a raft in a pond. See another view in mcalB16F13i10.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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1945 photo of a marsh landscape and a young boy on a raft in a pond. See other views in mcalB16F13i10, mcalB16F13i14.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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1945 photo of a marsh landscape and a young boy on a raft in a pond.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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Men playing horse shoes. 1949. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on logs or stand. Several women (wives?) and one child. Parked cars and buildings seen in the background. Photo #6.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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An outdoor group portrait of an unidentified man and woman with eight children as they stand in a field in front of a large evergreen tree. See same family group in mcalA09F12i34 and mcalA15F02i31, i32, i33, i34, i35
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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Men playing horse shoes. 1949. Photo #3. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on benches lining two sides of the area. Parked cars seen in the background.
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- Portraits, families, unidentified
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Photo of beach ; water front land ; lake shoreline ; along with a group of men and women gathered in the lower right corner of photo.
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- Portraits, families, unidentified
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Eight men and women form a line on a lake shore beach for a group photo.
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- Portraits, families, unidentified
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Photo of beach ; water front land ; lake shoreline ; along with a group of men and women gathered in the upper right corner of photo.
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- Portraits, families, unidentified
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Photo of beach ; water front land ; lake shoreline ; along with a group of men and women gathered in the center left portion of photo. See also mcalA15F01i02 and mcalA15F01i03