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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1955 Standing Committee Meeting gathered around a table in one of the downstairs rooms. Standing in the back left to right Wes Atchison, Lilian Carlisle, unnamed, Thurston Adams, Ed Crane, unnamed, John Patterson, Dr. T. S. Brown, unnamed, Russel Farnsworth, Bill Hoilman, unnamed, unnamed ;...
Show more1955 Standing Committee Meeting gathered around a table in one of the downstairs rooms. Standing in the back left to right Wes Atchison, Lilian Carlisle, unnamed, Thurston Adams, Ed Crane, unnamed, John Patterson, Dr. T. S. Brown, unnamed, Russel Farnsworth, Bill Hoilman, unnamed, unnamed ; seated unnamed, Rev. Charles Stanley Jones, Rev. George Lawrence, Mr. Ernest R.(?) Stockwell, Al Spokes, Cora Prior, Helen Best, Helen Sullivan.
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Photo of what looks to be two young people's choirs. Older youth in the back row and younger children in the front stand in the church sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s.
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Children's choir assembled in the sanctuary with choir director in the back row along with Rev. Charles Stanley Jones and Rev. George Lawrence. Undated but may be 1950s.
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A group of men and women along with Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence of the First Congregational Church (standing in center of back row). Many wear name tags. Date unknown but may be 1950s, 1960s. Cropped photo of same group seen in mcalA09F12i27.
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A photo of church staff. In the back, to the far left is Carlton Twitchell (church maintenance), the taller man is Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. (Associate Minister). 2nd row is Fanny Edgerton, Prudence B., Julia Smith Salmon (Choir). Front row is Rev. Charles Stanley Jones with Cora Prior 2nd...
Show moreA photo of church staff. In the back, to the far left is Carlton Twitchell (church maintenance), the taller man is Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. (Associate Minister). 2nd row is Fanny Edgerton, Prudence B., Julia Smith Salmon (Choir). Front row is Rev. Charles Stanley Jones with Cora Prior 2nd from right and Helen Best on the far right. Outside the chapel next to the main church building. 1950s.
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Rev. Dr. Charles Stanley Jones with Mrs. Vera Jones. Rev. Jones was the minister of the church in the mid 1950s. No date or identification on the photo.
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1955 Board Meeting of Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church gathered in one of the meeting rooms. Standing left is President Lilian Carlisle, 1st row, Dorothy Russell, Dora Stebbins, Mrs. Paul Chamberlain, Jennie Beagle, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Evelyn Boyce ; 2nd row unnamed, Mrs....
Show more1955 Board Meeting of Women's Fellowship of First Congregational Church gathered in one of the meeting rooms. Standing left is President Lilian Carlisle, 1st row, Dorothy Russell, Dora Stebbins, Mrs. Paul Chamberlain, Jennie Beagle, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Evelyn Boyce ; 2nd row unnamed, Mrs. Fittmore, Mrs. Keyser, unnamed, Mrs. William Young, Mrs. Vera Jones ; standing back row Mrs. Ben Bristol, Merle Newlander, Mrs. Ethelyn Hoilman, Mrs. Charles Church, Mrs. Helen Sullivan, Mrs. Buchanan. Photo #8.
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Photo of what looks to be two young people's choirs. Older youth in the back row and younger children in the front stand in the church sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s.
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High School Prayer Circle. Photo taken in house the First Congregational Church owned on Orchard Terrace, known as "The Pilgrim House". Left to right in back row: Thomas Cullins, Rev. George Lawrence, Sally Ransom, Martha McDonald, Gail Lauzon, Janet Green. Front row: Toby Churchill, Juliette...
Show moreHigh School Prayer Circle. Photo taken in house the First Congregational Church owned on Orchard Terrace, known as "The Pilgrim House". Left to right in back row: Thomas Cullins, Rev. George Lawrence, Sally Ransom, Martha McDonald, Gail Lauzon, Janet Green. Front row: Toby Churchill, Juliette Bundgus, Jo Ann Cilley, Barbara Mills, Sally Mills. (House no longer exists, was torn down in the 1960s).
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Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Fran Howe is 4th from left in front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show.
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Formal studio portrait of a man and woman.
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Photo of a group of men and women wearing name tags gathered for a group portrait. Rev. George Lawrence stands in the center of the back row. Undated but may be 1950s. Same group as seen in mcalA09F12i43.
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A photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. Taken mid 1950s. John was a member of the church and...
Show moreA photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. Taken mid 1950s. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington.
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An unidentified man dressed in suit and tie stands with dollar bills draped over him. Next to him is a woman in dress clothes as she smiles and displays one of the bills.
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Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Photo #3. Fran Howe is 6th from left in front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show.
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Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Photo #2. Fran Howe is center front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show.
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Rev. George Lawrence addresses a group of church youth in one of the downstairs meeting rooms. Undated but may be 1950s.
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Rev. George W. Lawrence (left, Associate Minister) and Rev. Charles Stanley Jones, Minister, in clerical robes standing at the pulpit. Undated but may be 1950s.
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Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Photo #1. Fran Howe is center front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show.
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1947 photo of the First Congregational and First United Methodist Churches on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Elm trees line the street.