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 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 dinner. Photo #4.
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #3.
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #5.
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1944 / 1951 photo of members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States gathered at Red's Restaurant in Winooski, Vermont at 42 Main Street. A Halloween paper cat decoration hangs near a window so the gathering may have taken place in October. Possibly 1945 or 1946....
Show more1944 / 1951 photo of members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States gathered at Red's Restaurant in Winooski, Vermont at 42 Main Street. A Halloween paper cat decoration hangs near a window so the gathering may have taken place in October. Possibly 1945 or 1946. Photo #2.
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1953 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Vests are embroidered with the words Cootiette, the person's first name, Local 113, Vermont. Photo #1.
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1944 / 1951 Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States sit for a group portrait. Possibly 1948 or 1949. Photo #2.
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #4.
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Three women veterans participate in the ceremony of passing the gavel at a meeting of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #9.
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1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #6.
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars
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A man, member of D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) shakes the hand of a woman in recognition. She wears an evening gown and corsage. See also mcalB08F03i01
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1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look...
Show more1957 photo of a veterans ceremony in Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Occasion may be Veterans Day and/or the dedication of a small monument to the memory of Howard William Plant, first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I. A soldier in uniform looks pensively at the memorial as others look on, notably several women veterans holding American flags.
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1952 photo of an Armistice Day (after 1954: Veterans Day) commemoration at the VFW memorial in Battery Park. A sailor stands in front of the memorial dedicated to the memory of seaman Howard W. Plant, "the first Burlington boy" to die in World War I, specifically on the US destroyer "Jacob Jones,...
Show more1952 photo of an Armistice Day (after 1954: Veterans Day) commemoration at the VFW memorial in Battery Park. A sailor stands in front of the memorial dedicated to the memory of seaman Howard W. Plant, "the first Burlington boy" to die in World War I, specifically on the US destroyer "Jacob Jones," 6 Dec., 1917. Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran (2nd from far left) and other veterans and citizens look on in silence.
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A group of seven women each wearing a corsage stand for a portrait. Photo no. 4.
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1952 photo of a wreath-laying ceremony at Battery Park at the VFW memorial dedicated to Howard W. Plant. Plant, the first Burlington casualty of World War I, died on 6 Dec. 1917, so this event may be a 35th anniversary commemoration. Many veterans and military personnel, some carrying American...
Show more1952 photo of a wreath-laying ceremony at Battery Park at the VFW memorial dedicated to Howard W. Plant. Plant, the first Burlington casualty of World War I, died on 6 Dec. 1917, so this event may be a 35th anniversary commemoration. Many veterans and military personnel, some carrying American flags, are gathered near the site. Burlington Mayor J. Edward Moran can be seen on the far left, directly under the flag.
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A group of older women dressed in white dresses pose for a group portrait. They were their organization's cap with the group's local chapter number. 797? Photo no. 1.
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A group of women veterans gather for a portrait.
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A group of older women dressed in white dresses pose for a group portrait. They were their organization's cap with the group's local chapter number. 797? Photo no. 2.
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A group of older men and one older woman gather for a group portrait. She wears a corsage, several of the men wear their organization's caps. A pin on one man's shirt reads "D.A.V." (Disabled American Veterans) Photo no. 2. See also mcalB08F03i02
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A group of seven women each wearing a corsage stand for a portrait. Photo no. 4.
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Two men shake hands at a presentation where two oxygen tanks and other equipment in a container are being given. Banner in the background reads "Ladies Auxiliary Howard Plant, Post No. 782, Burlington, Vermont, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States" Instituted June 1924.