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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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (Q-Z)
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1951 photo of two Yandow Motor Company employees. Located at 11-15 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington, Vt.
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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1935 / 1936 photo of a Chevrolet car dealership with employees standing out front. Could this be Shearer located in Burlington on S. Winooski Ave?
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- Automobiles - Sales and Service (unkown)
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A Shell gas station attendant wipes the windshield of a Plymouth automobile. Date and location unknown.
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- Burlington Street Department Buildings (Pine Street)
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July 20, 1934. P.W.A DOCKET NO. 2215 A view of the Central Plant with entrances to the office, garages, open sheds and stables.
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- Business Enterprises - E-H
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Elias Lyman Coal Company Undated.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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1945 portrait photo of a Camp Abnaki staff member as he stands outside one of the main buildings and near a stone monument with a plaque. Totem pole seen behind. He is pictured in other camp photos of the 1950s. mcalB04F22i04, mcalA08F01i17
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #3.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #5.
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- Camp Abnaki - Staff
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July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
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- Champlain Transportation Co. - Misc
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1936 photo of a group of men standing outside near a building on a winter's day for a picture. Employees of Champlain Transportation Company??
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- Kamp Kill Kare
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Group portrait of staff at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo undated 1957 / 1958. Photo #5.
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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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- Mary Fletcher Hospital - Staff
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1950 photo of Mary Fletcher Hospital staff. Photo #11.
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- Portraits - Family
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1945 outdoor photo of 2 women and 7 men, standing outside a building marked "Office" with a smaller sign beneath reading "Farm Bureau." Could this be a local office for the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company? Employees only? Brothers and sisters?
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- Portraits - Individuals
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A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt as he works on a vertical chute or conveyor belt. He stands in an open industrial commercial room with a brick floor. A large open bin seen to the right.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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Mid 1940s photo of an older man working on the legs of a piece of furniture (cabinet?). The room has remnants of wallpaper and appears now to be a workshop. See also mcalB16F17i08.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt as he works on a vertical chute or conveyor belt. He stands in an open commercial room with a brick floor. Heavy industrial size pipes seen in background to the left. Dated 1951.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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A workman uses a wrench to tighten a bolt on a heavy piece of machinery. He stands in an open commercial room with a brick floor. Heavy industrial size pipes seen. He rests his foot on a metal box with a handle and mesh screen top. Dated 1951.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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Two men in shirt and tie playing horse shoes. 1949. Other male participants some holding horse shoes stand behind. Photo #2.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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Ca. 1945 photo of 20 men and 2 women, very likely employees of a company. Identity of company and location unknown.