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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1945 summertime photo of a two story clapboard sided house with pitched roof. It has a small pediment front entry. Paneled shutters seen on windows. Large mature trees surround the house. Another large building seen in the background. Perhaps a barn. See also mcalA11F16i42
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1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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A countryside home is seen along a dirt road. A two door garage is nearby with a parked car.
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An older couple and their dog stand in front of their home with the garage and parked car seen to the left. Dated 1947.
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1930s photo of a cottage by a lake. For another view of this see mcalB09F24i19.
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An older couple and their dog stand in front of their home with the garage and parked car seen to the left. Dated 1947.
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1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch and a large tree in the front yard. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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1950 photo of a home with an enclosed front porch along an unpaved country dirt road. Adirondack style chair seen on the lawn.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 photo of a hanging chandelier. Elaborate wallpaper seen on the wall behind.
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- Houses - Unidentified - Interiors
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1945 photo of a chandelier hanging from a ceiling. Landscape paintings hang on the wall behind.
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1945 photo of a living room with a chandelier hanging from a ceiling and reflected in a very large mirror to the right.
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- Houses -Identified
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1952 winter photo of the back corner of 47 N. Winooski Ave. showing long icicles hanging down in front of a window from the eaves above.
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1952 winter photo of the back corner of 47 N. Winooski Ave. showing long icicles hanging down in front of a window from the eaves above.
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Undated photo of 27 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
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1959 backyard photo of 47 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington with melting snow. View is of back of house looking towards Clarke Street that runs beyond the houses to the houses to the left.
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Undated photo of 27 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
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Summit St., street no. unknown. Architecture similar to that of 192 Summit (see mcalB09F17i04 and others).
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1940s night time winter photo of a house. Its front terrace and sidewalk covered in newly fallen snow.
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83 Loomis Street, Burlington. 1945 photo of a two story clapboard home with a third story dormer, full length front porch, a driveway and small garage seen in back.
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240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. 1940s winter photo after a heavy snow fall of a house with man standing outside on porch holding out his hat. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing on the porch?