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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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. Priests in attendance. One receives a piece of paper (certificate, check?) from a lady.
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- Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn in Essex Junction, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vermont) Photo #1.
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- Machinery
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A man uses a mallet to work on a piece of circular machinery.
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- Machinery
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A piece of machinery seems to be the focus of attention of several men as they stand gazing at it. Dated 1947.
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- Machinery
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1945 / 1946 photo of interior of a machine / tool room with men working.
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- Machinery
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1935 or 1936 photo of a man with a mallet working on a circular piece of machinery.
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- Machinery
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Dated 1945. Interior view of a machine, tool, repair room. Calendar on the wall reads Vermont Transit Lines October 1945.
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- Machinery
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1930s interior view of a machine room.
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- Machinery
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1935 or 1936 photo of interior of a machine workshop room with a man working with pliers at one of the machines.
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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #11.
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Photo of a man sporting mutton chops style beard. Is this L. L. McAllister's father?
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Formal portrait of an older man sporting a mutton chops style beard. Could this be Louis McAllister's father?
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Formal studio portrait of a man sporting mutton chops style beard. On the back of the photo is printed "From the Photographic Studio of Dr. J. S. McAllister, Columbus, Neb." Is this L. L. McAllister's father?
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Another pose of a formal photo portrait of L. L. McAllister's nephew. He wears a tweed jacket, white shirt, tie and sweater vest. Undated
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Group family photo with nephew, his wife and daughter along with other relatives. Louis McAllister is seen in the back row on the right end. Undated but may be 1930s. Two family dogs are also seen; a chihuahua sits in a woman's lap and a collie is seen at the right. Location backyard at...
Show moreGroup family photo with nephew, his wife and daughter along with other relatives. Louis McAllister is seen in the back row on the right end. Undated but may be 1930s. Two family dogs are also seen; a chihuahua sits in a woman's lap and a collie is seen at the right. Location backyard at McAllister's home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. See also mcalB10F15i03 for dated photo.
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- McAllister Memorabilia
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Formal photo portrait of L. L. McAllister's nephew. He wears a tweed jacket, white shirt, tie and sweater vest. Udated.
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- Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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1946 group portrait of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #7?
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- Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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1946 group portrait of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #9.
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- Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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1930s portrait of a small group of men wearing overcoats standing outside on the steps of Fuller Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.