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 photo of a store window display with portraits of war leaders, some of whom had appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Most prominent is a photo of FDR, whose portrait is placed between 2 war bonds. Below is a poster showing a battle-hardened GI saying "Next!" with an image of Japan and the...
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1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let 'Em Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting...
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1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let The]m Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting...
Show more1944 photo of store (very likely Sears on Church St.; note wall advertising) customers and/or employees signing up to buy U.S. war bonds. Large poster of GI throwing a hand grenade says: "[Let The]m Have It. Buy Extra Bonds." Informal arrangement of "ordinary citizens" in an everyday setting conveys the idea that everyone can contribute to the war effort.
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WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster. Dated 1945 / 1946
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1945 WCAX radio broadcaster with the American Quiz and Answer Book and a dictionary laid in front of him on the the table.
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1945 WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster.
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WCAX radio woman announcer / broadcaster or radio skit performer. Dated 1944
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- WCAX Radio
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1945 WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster with scripts and CBS WCAX banner.
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- WCAX Radio
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1940s WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster.
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WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster. Dated 1945 / 1946
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1946 / 1947 photo of a woman standing in radio station next to floor microphone with CBS WCAX banner.
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1945 WCAX radio announcer / broadcaster.
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1945 photo of Mrs. Edyth Holmes, East Brookfield, Vt standing in WCAX Radio studio with banner reading CBS WCAX
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A formal wedding photo of Frederica Webb Gamble in her wedding gown.
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1949 wedding couple and family outside in front of house on lawn. Photo #1. See also mcalB22F11i08
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1945 photo of two men and two women (members of a wedding party?) in the backyard of McAllister's Burlington home, 47 No. Winooski Ave. Man on far right in military uniform. See also mcalB22F08i01
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1945 wedding portrait of a wartime bride and groom. She wears a wedding gown; he wears a tuxedo and they stand outside of a vine covered front porch.
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1945 portrait of a bride in wedding gown with long train and groom standing on the lawn outside a house. She holds a bouquet of gladiolas and roses. Photo 1. See also mcalB22F07i06, mcalB22F05i07
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1953 wedding portrait taken outside of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Two familiar family members stand in the very back.
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1945 photo of a war bride and groom standing outside in front of a house. Groom is in naval uniform. Photo 3.