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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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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An interior view of a living room area perhaps in a camp, cottage or hunting lodge. Overstuffed chairs and other comfortable furniture furnish the room. Many animal heads (some foxes?) are hung on the walls. Rifles are mounted overhead.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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Interior view of a bedroom. Two beds are along the right wall. A chest of drawers, bureau seen along with a day bed in the background. Walls are decorated with a brocade type wall covering.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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An elegant upscale dining room. The wide plank wooden floor are covered with a large area rug. Antique furniture and paintings are in the room. There is a floor to ceiling window to the far right. Elaborate architectural molding around the room over archways and over the window.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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Colonial Revival style freestanding staircase with carpeted treads. Bold floral wallpaper decorates the stairwell. A banjo wall clock and chandelier are also seen.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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An interior view of a corner of a room with a view into an adjoining room. A Yale banner and a racket hang from the wall. Furnishings include wicker chairs, a lamps with a fringed lamp shade, a throw covered couch with pillows,toy stuffed dog and a doll. Simple area rugs cover the floor.
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- Houses -Identified
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Summit St., street no. unknown. Architecture similar to that of 192 Summit (see mcalB09F17i04 and others).
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1940s photo of South Willard between Buell and Pearl, i.e. 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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216 So. Prospect Street. Built in 1871 for George Francis, it was later owned by the Shaw family, and, at the time of this photograph, it was the residence of Henry T. Way, whose father Harry had purchased it in 1915. It is currently the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house. Architectural style is...
Show more216 So. Prospect Street. Built in 1871 for George Francis, it was later owned by the Shaw family, and, at the time of this photograph, it was the residence of Henry T. Way, whose father Harry had purchased it in 1915. It is currently the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house. Architectural style is described as "Italianate." To the right is a Christmas display in the snow of Santa, sleigh and two reindeer. Dated mid 1940s.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
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1940s photo of 41 South Willard St. At the time this photo was taken, the house was vacant. Previously owned by John S. Patrick.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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45 So. Willard Street and 134 Buell Street. Three story clapboard house at the intersection of Buell St. and So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont as the street sign states. The Buell St entrance is at the stairs seen at the far left.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1950s photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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Lower Church Street. In another photo, identified as 209 Church St. Owner: George F. LaFrance. Dated 1949 - 1950.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1950s photo of 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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The McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1957 / 1958 photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
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1950s photo of house at 57 North Winooski Ave, Burlington at the corner of Grant Street. Next door to McAllister's home.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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1950s photo of house at Grant Street and North Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 20, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Seen is a corner of the building construction.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Construction
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1951 Mary Fletcher Hospital construction. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.