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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July 1945 photo of the grounds and buildings at Camp Birchcliffe in Grand Isle, Vermont.
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July 1945 photo of some of the cabins at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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- Chittenden Trust Company Construction
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April 15, 1931. Workmen continue construction on the marble exterior of the Chittenden Trust Company (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). The words "Chittenden County Trust Company" are above the doorway. This side of the building is on College Street next to the City Hall Park (to its right...
Show moreApril 15, 1931. Workmen continue construction on the marble exterior of the Chittenden Trust Company (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). The words "Chittenden County Trust Company" are above the doorway. This side of the building is on College Street next to the City Hall Park (to its right) and McAuliffe Paper Co stationery store to the left. The police station is to the south (background) along with the City Hall cupola extreme upper right corner.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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