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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1945 outdoor photo of woman and man (relationship unknown). The address is 109 Intervale Ave., Burlington, home of Adalard J. and Mary D. LeBlanc, according to the city directory. See also mcalB22F12i04.
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Mid 1930s outdoor photo of a reclining nude woman.
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1944 half length portrait photo of an older woman.
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1959 photo of one of three ladies wrapping Christmas gifts. She sits in a wood paneled room in front of a brick fireplace. Photo #3. See also mcalB15F09i01, mcalB16F18i09 for a different exposure of the same woman.
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1945 portrait photo of a woman seated at an office desk using a typewriter. Many papers on her desk; one reads "WCAX schedules."
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Professional portrait photo of a woman.
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1946 / 1947 portrait photo of a young woman with white lace collar.
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1937 portrait photo of a woman seated in a wooden slat chair on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i06 and mcalB16F12i07.
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A woman in a riding outfit holds the reins of a horse. They stand in a field. A young boy also in riding clothes sits on the saddled horse. Dated 1958. Photo #2.
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A woman sits at a desk in an office. Figurines of the Eight Chinese Immortals sit on her desk along with two library books on pottery and stage costume for the theater.
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Another pose of mid 1940s photo of an older woman seated by a window with vases of flowers. She sits in a corner of a room near a table and in front of a counter which holds more vases and a large platter.
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Two portrait photos of a woman seated. Dated 1944.
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Two women sit for their portrait photo. Dated 1951 /1952.
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Mid 1940s photo of an older woman seated by a window with vases of flowers. She sits in a corner of a room in front of a counter which holds more vases and a large platter.
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1945 portrait photo of a woman seated in a room on a sofa near an end table and lamp.
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1940s portrait photo of an elderly woman not smiling seated in a room in an upholstered chair. Photo #6?
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Two women sit for their portrait photo. Dated 1951 /1952.
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1937 portrait photo of a woman wearing a coat standing on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden with fountain. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i07, mcalB16F12i08, mcalB16F12i09.
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Undated photo of a woman in a dress military uniform standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a house.