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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57 No. Winooski Ave (next door to McAllister's No. 47) in Burlington, Vermont. One time location of Bert J. Buker, real estate and later of Dr. Charles A. Ravey.
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41 So. Willard St., Burlington, Vermont
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Icicles hang from the eaves of 47 No. Winooski Ave. The city directories for Burlington list Louis L. McAllister as having his photo business here and living at this address from 1916 to 1962.
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Icicles hang from upper story of 47 No. Winooski Ave. The city directories for Burlington list Louis L. McAllister as living and having his photo business at this address from 1916 to 1962.
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380 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vermont at the corner of No. Williams Street. Sign on the upper story balcony reads "W. M. Adams, General Contractor and Builder, Burlington, phone 928" Walter M. Adams also advertised as working in sand, gravel and cement work. Referred to as the Loomis-Van Patten...
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47 No. Winooski Ave. Sign on the porch reads McAllister. The city directories for Burlington list Louis L. McAllister as having his photo business here and living at this address from 1916 to 1962.
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The Randall Inn, 98 College St., Burlington, Vermont. Listed in the 1927 City Directory with names Mrs. Margaret and Walter M. Randall with small picture of the house; in the 1931 City Directory as having "tourists' accommodations, large outside rooms, garage, all rooms newly refurnished and with...
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57 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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47 No. Winooski Ave. Sign on the porch reads McAllister. The city directories for Burlington list Louis L. McAllister as living and having his photo business at this address from 1916 to 1962.
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47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Place of Louis McAllister's photo business and home from 1916 to 1962.
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200 Loomis St., Burlington, Vermont (The Nervine originally) Present site of 89 No. Prospect Street.
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Occupants sit or stand on their front porches of the double entry shingle sided three story house with gambrel roof and dormer. To the right is a balcony with ivy. Location and date unknown but may be early 20th century.
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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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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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Undated interior photo of a large parlor or living room with a fireplace, floor to ceiling windows, wicker or rattan furniture and large area rug on the floor. Embossed in lower right corner.
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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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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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192 Summit St., Burlington, VT. Owner in 1935: Oren S. Nims.
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192 Summit St.,Burlington. Owner: Oren S. Nims.