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 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #3.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #26.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #8.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #8
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1945 class picture at Bristol School in front of the old high school. Photo #31.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #5.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #11.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #13.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #2.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #12.
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- Burlington Airport
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- undated
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A formal portrait of a propeller driven airplane sitting in a open field with 20 men standing and kneeling beside it. The word SHELL is printed on the side of the plane. See also mcalA15F08i10.
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- Burlington Business College
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1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
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- Burlington Business College
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Burlington Business College students gather as members of the Kappa Theta Greek fraternity for women. Dated 1942.
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- Burlington Business College
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1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
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- Burlington Business College
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Group photo of the 1941-1942 men's basketball team of the Burlington Business College.
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- Burlington City Hall
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Group of men and boys, 26 individuals, posed on the steps of Burlington City Hall
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- Burlington City Hall
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Group of boys and men, 28 individuals, posed on the steps of Burlington City Hall
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- Burlington Girl Scouts
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1951 photo of a group of Girl Scouts assemble on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal photo. The troop number on one girl's sleeves reads 23. Flag bearers and leaders stand in the back. Photo 2.
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- Burlington High School - Baseball
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1953 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay outside on the steps of the Edmunds High School building. The single letter "B" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.