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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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #1.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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1951 photo of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones and the men of the church standing outside in front of the building for a group portrait.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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1951 photo of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones and the members of the church standing outside in front of the building for a group portrait.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #2.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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Rev. Charles Stanley Jones (front center) with men of the church standing outside on the steps.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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1945 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley Jones standing outside with men of the church.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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Rev. George W. Lawrence (standing far right) and his wife Nancy (standing 2nd from left) with college age group called Friday Club that met every Friday for dinner and a meeting. Gathered here in the church basement. Also present are Edith Candee and Martha Howe standing near Rev. Lawrence.
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- First Congregational Church - Organizations
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Damaged negative showing a 1949/1950 photo of the men of the church
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- First Congregational Church - Services
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Palm Sunday, 1949 in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The Rev. Charles Stanley Jones stands center aisle. View taken from the pulpit. Children's choir sits to the right. The adult choir stands in the balcony.
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- First Congregational Church - Services
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1946/1947 photo of the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones at the pulpit, Easter Sunday service. Tulips and lilies adorn the dais.
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- First Congregational Church - Services
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1946/1947 photo of the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones at the pulpit. Easter Sunday service. Tulips and lilies adorn the dais.
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- First Congregational Church - Services
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1951/1952 photo of the First Congregational Church sanctuary.
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- First Congregational Church - Services
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Palm Sunday, 1949 in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The Rev. Charles Stanley Jones stands center aisle. View taken from the pulpit. Children's choir sits to the right.
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- First Methodist Church
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Group portrait of the Children's choir in their robes in the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2?
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- First Methodist Church
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1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the front of the church) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The minister stands at the pulpit.
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- First Methodist Church
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1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the pulpit) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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- First Methodist Church
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Group portrait of the Children's choir in their robes in the First Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #3.
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- First Methodist Church
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1946/1947 photo of the adult choir at the First United Methodist Church located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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June 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Workmen are seen within cement block constructed upper story. Steel beams stretch across above. View is looking west. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception...
Show moreJune 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Workmen are seen within cement block constructed upper story. Steel beams stretch across above. View is looking west. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is to the center right. The Cathedral School is background center and continues to the left.
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- Middlebury College - Spanish Summer School - Faculty
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Summer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket); Mr. Menendez-Pidal? (3rd from r.); Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated)....
Show moreSummer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket); Mr. Menendez-Pidal? (3rd from r.); Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated). Seated near right pillar: Mr Gonzalez-Lopez. Back row: Mr. Asensio (next to pillar, long tie).
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