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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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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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?
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1945 photo of home on North Street, Burlington, Vt.
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1945 photo of home on North Street, Burlington, Vt.
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192 Summit St., Burlington, VT. Owner in 1935: Oren S. Nims.
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1930s photo of unidentified house with two porch entries. Steps for one entrance are at the corner of the house. An upper story porch is enclosed and there is a rear entrance seen to the far left in back. Could this be 119 North Willard Street, Burlington??
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1940s photo of 404 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt.
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McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. No shrubs line the border of the driveway as in other photos.
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192 Summit St.,Burlington. Owner: Oren S. Nims.
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1940s photo of house at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington after a heavy snow fall. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing outside?
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26 Robinson Parkway, Burlington. 1930s photo of a two story clapboard house in winter. It has a gambrel shaped roof with chimney at end. Short heavy doric style columns seen supporting an overhanging side porch roof.
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McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. A car is parked in the driveway.
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McAllister's home at 47 N. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vt. Two story wooden clapboard house with main and upper story porches. A car is parked in the driveway.
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A 1940s photo of a family standing on the porch of their house after a heavy snow fall at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington. Wooden structures on the front terrace may be covers for plants to protect during the winter season. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates and family?