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)...
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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). 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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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph of a Hope & Son wrecker transporting a tree stump.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedA Hope & Son wrecker carrying a demolished truck of the Standard Coal and Fuel Co. Photograph taken in outside of the Hope & Son garage.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph of a Hope & Son wrecker transporting a large boat with identification registration number OP1308.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph of the damage to the interior of a demolished car.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph of a Hope & Son wrecker transporting an unidentified building.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph of a damaged automobile.
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Title: Automobile Wrecks & WreckersCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph (no.2) of the damage to the interior of a demolished car. Angle of shot slightly different no.6
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of a car that has been in an accident. License plate reads "61-253 Vermont 1935". Looks like the location of the accident. more
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.An auto mechanic uses a rotary sander to smooth the finish on the front fender of a car. 1944/47?
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of a 1935/36 Lincoln Zephyr automobile as seen in a dealership show room. It is a four door with the vee'd grill and white wall tires. more
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of a 1950 Chevrolet automobile in a dealership show room.
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of a car that has been in an accident. License plate reads "61-253 Vermont 1935". Looks like the car has been moved from the accident scene and is now in a compound. more
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of a car parked in McAllister's driveway at his home located at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. Seen on the porch is a portion of his sign "McAllister" 1944/47? more
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.View of the interior of a car that has been in an accident. 1935/36?
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.View of the interior of a car that has been in an accident. 1935/36?
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Interior view of a Chrysler DeSoto car dealership show room. 1948/50?
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedSide view of an automobile parked in the driveway of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave ; seen here with trunk open taken from the right rear. more
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undated1944/47? Photograph (no.2) of a man standing by two cars parked in a field (A third car now visible)
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Date: undatedPhotograph from the right of the engine block of an unidentified automobile.
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Title: AutomobilesCreator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963.Photo of McAllister's car parked in his driveway at 47 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington. The four door car is loaded with what looks to be wooden benches and and other wooden equipment he may have used when taking group photos. Photo was taken from a 2nd story window. 1944/47? more