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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1947 photo of 4 men at the train station (seen in mcalB15F21i05). Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown.
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1947 photo of a group of young women at a formal dinner. The lady seated left of center--somewhat older than the others--may be the house mother of a sorority. She is seen in mcalB15F19i08, along no doubt with a few of the women in this photo.
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1952 photo of four men and one woman standing near restaurant tables.
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1944 indoor photo of a large group of men, gathered at a restaurant or other dining facility. An American flag (48 stars) is prominently displayed on the wall. Location, occasion unknown.
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1952 group portrait of men and women gathered around several dining tables in a rustic restaurant or other public or commercial space.
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Large group of young women (see mcalB15F16i01) gathered at a venue with trademark lattice decoration. Occasion unknown.
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1953 photo of men and women gathered at the end of a long narrow room in a restaurant that has bold patterned wallpaper and printed curtains. A television has been added as seen in the upper right corner. See mcalB16F07i11 for another exposure of same group. Photo #3.
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Ca. 1945 photo of 20 women, 3 men, at a social gathering. Identity of the group, venue, or occasion unknown.
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Birds eye view of a banquet on the floor of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vt as seen from the balcony. On the floor men and women are seated at many dining tables. A very long head table is set just in front of the stage. Dated 1949 - 1950. Photo #2.
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1949 group photo of young women assembled outside in front of a large brick building. Class portrait? Photo #3
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1945 photo of a large group of men and women gathered at a restaurant (with the "Music by Wurlitzer" wall mounting). Occasion and venue unknown.
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1957 / 1958. This rustic wooden paneled room (perhaps a restaurant) is where a group of men and women gather for a group portrait. Burlington residents, Bob and Bea Earnshaw in second row seated left side. Photo #1. See also mcalA15F05i12, i13 and mcalA15F08i01, mcalA15F05i11
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Large group of young people and some adults in a restaurant, perhaps students and teachers. Location, occasion, date unknown.
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1949 photo printed from a damaged negative. A group of older men and women sit at dining tables in a restaurant. Stage with piano seen center background. Walls are knotty pine, floor hard wood, drop panel ceiling. Photo #5.
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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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1953 group portrait photo of young people and several adults gathered in a rustic restaurant with knotty pine walls and wooden log chandelier overhead. See mcalB16F07i05 for another exposure of same group. Photo #1.
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Ca. 1948 photo of a large group of men and women, of varying ages, dressed for a social function. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown.
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1947 photo of a meeting of men and women affiliated with the Nash bed company. (See also mcalB15F22i07.) Identity of persons, venue, occasion unknown.
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1945 photo of a large group of men and women dressed for a winter outing which may be a sleigh ride. Shows a variety of winter apparel. (See also mcalB15F18i08.)
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Ca. 1956 photo taken outside the Waterman building at UVM of a small group of alums at a "milestone" reunion, perhaps 50th.