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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Place: ("Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.)")
Topic: ("Military supplies")
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A military kit display showing shovels, axes, hatchet, lantern, pail, and other items. May be 1937.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Display of military equipment with tripods laid out on the grounds of Fort Ethan Allen.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A military vehicle with various tools displayed on the running board for changing a tire and vehicle maintenance. Among them are jack, tire pump, hammer, pliers, screw driver, wrench, and oil can. 7th F.A. (Field Artillery) Btry.D. on side of truck.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Display of military equipment with tripods at Fort Ethan Allen. Shadow of photographer and his camera, McAllister himself!
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Laid out personal military kit including eating utensils, grooming aids, canteen, pistol, and other items.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Laid out personal military kit including eating utensils, grooming aids, canteen, pistol, and other items. This apparently is for a cavalryman as it also includes items for grooming a horse, stirrups, horseshoes, saddlebags, and other horse related items.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Display of military equipment including two shovels, pick axes, ax, hatches, pail, lantern, and other items. May be 1937.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo of a military vehicle identified as belonging to the 7th F. A. Btry D displaying various tools and military equipment.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo of a military vehicle identified as belonging to the 7th F.A. Btry D displaying various tools and military equipment.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo of military equipment laid out in display on the grass outside one of the buildings at Fort Ethan Allen. Photographer's shadow seen in lower right corner.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo of a pick axe head separated from its handle and bound together with leather straps displayed on a running board of a military vehicle.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo showing the placement of a pick axe attached with leather straps to the underside of a military vehicle. Dated 1957.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo of a military vehicle; a truck with equipment and tire chains laid out on the grass. 7th F. A. Btry. D (Field Artillery)
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 close up photo of the side of a military vehicle belonging to the 7th F. A. Btry. D showing placement of a pick axe behind the truck's cab. (Field Artillery)
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 close up photo of a military vehicle showing an attached metal container and a disassembled pick axe strapped to the running board.
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 close up photo of the side of a military vehicle identified as 7th F. A. Btry E. 1 showing attached metal container and an axe. Field Artillery
Title: Military Equipment
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 photo showing a variety of military supplies, equipment and weapons.
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