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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Palm Sunday 1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary. Photo 3.
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1946/1947 photo of children's choir in the sanctuary. Easter as tulips, lilies and palms can be seen in the back. Photo 1.
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1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary.
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1949 Palm Sunday photo of the Children's Choir.
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1945 photo of children's choir outside in front of the First Church's chapel building. Photo 1.
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1951 photo of children's choir in the sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips, lilies and palms in the back. Photo 1.
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Children's choir in the church sanctuary. Photo #12.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb including a open top roadster seen in the lower left corner. People appear to be leaving the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb as traffic flows along the street. People appear to be leaving the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb as traffic flows along the street. People appear to be leaving the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Photo of the First Congregational Church organ screen and loft. Folding chairs are seen in front of the screen. Undated but may be 1950s. This balcony is over the center door leading into the sanctuary.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Parked cars are along the curb. People are entering the front door of the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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- Congregational Church, First
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb as traffic flows along the street. People enter the church. Date is at least late 1957. The station wagon in front is a 1957 Dodge.
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Photo of the First Congregational Church organ screen and loft with organ in place. Undated but may be 1950s. A plaque is seen above the wall clock. This balcony is over the center door leading into the sanctuary.
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- Congregational Church, First - Groups
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Unidentified group of people in a large commercial type kitchen. Looks like taffy candy is being made.