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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1945 six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
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1945 five men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
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1945 Six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
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- General Electric Plant and Guards
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1945 photo of several uniformed men and one woman standing at attention and saluting the American flag in front of the large brick General Electric Plant building.
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- General Electric Plant and Guards
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1945 photo of several uniformed men and one woman standing at attention and saluting the American flag in front of the large brick General Electric Plant building.
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1945 photo of several uniformed men and one woman standing at attention and saluting the American flag in front of the large brick General Electric Plant building.
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1945 photo of several uniformed men and one woman standing at attention and saluting the American flag in front of the large brick General Electric Plant building.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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1957 photo of members of the Graham School, Burlington Vt.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Winter 1951 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Summer 1958 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Winter 1951 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Summer 1958 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Graham School, Burlington, VT
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Summer 1958 photo of members of the Graham School.
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- Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
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1944 group portrait photo of members of the Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons) assembled in front of a pastoral mural painting. McAllister belonged to a Masonic lodge in Winooski, Vermont.
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- Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
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1944 group portrait photo of members of the Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons) assembled in front of a pastoral mural painting. McAllister was a member of a masonic lodge in Winooski, Vermont.
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- Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons)
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1944 group portrait photo of members of the Grand Lodge of Vermont (Masons) assembled in front of a pastoral mural painting. McAllister was a member of a Masonic lodge in Winooski, Vermont.
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- Houses - Unidentified (Rural)
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1949 photo of a man kneeling behind a small row boat in his yard. A house is seen behind along with a pile of lumber and piles of bricks.