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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- 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 - Unidentified - Interiors
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A large stone fireplace is the focal point of this long and narrow room. A solid panel double door on the right is open and leads to the outside as indicated by light shining in. The floor is in a checker pattern. Furnishing include wicker chairs and lounge.
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- Houses -Identified
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1959 winter photo of the driveway of 47 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Snow has been piled up against the fence dividing the property from that of next door. Back of house looking at Grant Street.
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- Houses -Identified
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1951-1952 side view photo of a three story stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp.
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- Houses -Identified
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1951-1952 side view photo of a three story stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp.
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- Houses -Identified
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1952 winter photo of an upper story window on the side of 47 N. Winooski Ave. showing long icicles hanging from the eaves.
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- Houses -Identified
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1951 / 1952 photo of Summit Street, Burlington, Vt.
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- Houses -Identified
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1951 / 1952 photo of Summit Street, Burlington, Vt.
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- Houses -Identified
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1951-1952 photo of a stone facade building. Malletts Bay Camp. A sign over the door reads "Wychwood"
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- Houses -Unidentified
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1944 photo of a porch. A pilaster is missing from one side of the door. The bricks are a lighter color where it was. Its matching piece is still in place on the left side.
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- Houses -Unidentified
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McAllister Home - 47 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
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- Houses -Unidentified
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Christ the King Rectory located at 43 Shelburne Road (Route 7) near corner of Locust Street, Burlington, Vt. Christ the King School seen to the left in background.
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- Houses -Unidentified
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1945 photo of wooden steps leading to a porch. Pilaster is still missing from the right side of the door showing lighter colored bricks where it used to be.
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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134 Buell Street entrance (at center stairs). Three story clapboard house at the intersection of Buell St. and So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont. There is also a 45 So. Willard St entrance. See also mcalA11F15i07
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- Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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Harold Mintzer, Groc[er].; 86 Pitkin St., Burlington. "Orange Crush" sign says "Mintzer's Groceries." Child looking out window. Photo no. 2.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of the side of a brick building with a stone foundation. A solid panel door is seen to the left.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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April 5, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. View of timber supports near the side of an adjoining building at the construction site.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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1955, probable date. Completed construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here is the cement block wall of the building. In the center background can be seen the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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Completed construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. Seen here is the cement block wall as it adjoins a neighboring building.