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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1945 photo of a bedroom with two twin size beds, a writing desk and bureaus.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 interior photo of a furnished bedroom with a fireplace.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 photo of a chandelier hanging from a ceiling. Landscape paintings hang on the wall behind.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 photo of a living room with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling and reflected in a very large mirror to the right.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 photo of a furnished bedroom with two double beds.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1937 photo of a fireplace with a dark wood surround in a living room. A scenic image of a landscape painting is seen behind. Portrait photos are on the mantle.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1940s photo of a bedroom with a twin size bed, other furnishings including a small writing desk placed against a door and braided area rugs on the floor.
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Frigidaire kitchen appliances exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing refrigerators and freezers being sold by Strong Hardware of Burlington.
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Philco radio exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing radio sets for the home.
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Philco radio exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing various radio sets for the home. Embossed with McAllister's name lower right corner.
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RCA Radiola exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing radios for the home. Embossed with McAllister's name lower right corner.
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Frigidaire kitchen appliance exhibition at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont showing refrigerators and freezers sold by Strong Hardware of Burlington.
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- Miscellaneous
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Wood bench or stool. Dated 1951 / 1952.
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- Miscellaneous
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Two upholstered chairs. Dated 1935 / 1936.
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An electric floor lamp on a braided rug.
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- Paintings
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Photo of a painting by Degas. Signed in lower left corner.
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- Paintings
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Photo of a painting with a stylized rearing horse with rider. The number 21 is stuck on the lower left corner of the frame. The painting has letters and or numbers in the lower right corner.
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- Paintings
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Photo of a painting of a seated young woman in profile.
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- Paintings
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Photo of a painting of an older man wearing a solid light color shirt and pendent on a long chain.
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- Portraits - Children
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Four children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also...
Show moreFour children pose by their Christmas tree in the living room of their home. The two children seated on the floor each hold a toy; a metal spinning top and a doll. The boy standing in the back holds the family dog and the older girl proudly wears her "poodle" skirt with Scottie. See also mcalA14F15i19
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