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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Ca. 1956 indoor Christmas photo of a couple and their 3 children in front of the tree.
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1944 indoor photo of a mother and her daughter who holds a composition doll with sleep eyes. See also mcalB14F14i09.
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1945 outdoor photo of at least three family generations, including one service man and a retired Navy man (holding young girl; Joanne Raymond, grandniece?). Taken at McAllister's home in his driveway. Present is his nephew and his wife.
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1945 outdoor photo of a family of seven, with two service men present. Photo allows most of the house to be viewed. Photo #3.
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1957 or 1958 multi generation family photo taken outside a brick building. A mother and her two daughters wear matching dresses. Two other mothers hold their infants in their laps while the fathers stand behind. Grandparents are seated in front with one young girl. See also mcalB15F08i06 for the...
Show more1957 or 1958 multi generation family photo taken outside a brick building. A mother and her two daughters wear matching dresses. Two other mothers hold their infants in their laps while the fathers stand behind. Grandparents are seated in front with one young girl. See also mcalB15F08i06 for the same family and .mcalA15F03i11 for slightly different exposure.
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Indoor photo of the family seen in mcalB14F20i03, dated 1945: parents and three adult children, two of whom are in uniform.
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1951 family portrait photo seated in their home. Seen are a father and mother with two boys and an infant held by the wife.
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1945 photo of a formal studio tin-type portrait (ca. 1850-1900) of a small family--husband, wife, and 2 children. Older photo has been attached to boards that has flaking paint.
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Ca. 1946 indoor photo of a family seen in mcalB14F26i10. Three adult children stand behind their parents.
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1945 outdoor photo of young couple and their daughter. Taken in McAllister's driveway at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington.
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1945 indoor photo of four young girls and their grandparents.
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1945 outdoor photo of three generations of a family, seen also in mcalB14F18i06 and other photos.
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1958 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family. On e of the three mothers has twins on her lap.
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Ca. 1946 indoor photo of the family in mcalB14F25i09, plus 2 spouses and/or girlfriends added.
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Ca. 1951 indoor photo of the children seen in mcalB15F05i06, this time by themselves in order by height and perhaps age: three boys, one girl.
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1949 or 1950 group portrait of five siblings. Oldest sister holds the youngest child. Photo #2.
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1945 indoor photo of woman and her two children at Christmastime. Several toys are present including a tricycle, Buddy metal truck, stuffed horse, doll and castle, but, alas, father is not.
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1949 or 1950 multi generational family portrait photo taken in a living room with Christmas tree. A mask face clown doll sits on the floor at the far left. Photo #3.
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A family gathered in their living room at Christmas (evergreens on the fireplace mantel and tree to far right). An older man and woman sit on a sofa with their daughter (?) and three grown sons(?) standing behind, each in the military. Photo #8. Dated 1945.
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1944 indoor photo of a woman with two young men standing behind her, very likely a mother and her two sons. Picture of the Lord's Supper hangs on the wall to the right.