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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Title: Civilian Conservation Corps.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The pot is on the fire; the camp fire. Eleven young men line up outside behind several large metal cooking kettles. One man wears a scout type hat. Behind the men are pitched tents. A folding camp table is to the right. This is probably a work crew for the Civilian Conservation Corps. Location is Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. Date unknown but may be post 1927 flood or 1930s. See p. 63 of Images of America Burlington.
Title: Houses - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Front view of a two story clapboard house located in Queen City Park with an open front porch and center front steps. Striped awnings are attached to the front porch and to the two upper story windows. Shingles cover the lower portion of the front porch. The number 96 is visible on the front of the house. Same house as mcalA11F16i22
Title: Houses - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Side view of a two story clapboard house located in Queen City Park with open front porch and center front steps. Striped awnings are attached to the front porch and to the upper story windows. A large side yard seen to the left. A row of bushes run along parallel to the sidewalk. The number 96 is on the front of the house and can be seen in photo mcalA11F16i21.
Title: Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
A large group of people believed to members of the Vermont State Spiritualist Association are gathered for a group portrait. All ages seen here (men, women and children). They stand or sit in front of the Smith Cottage, a two story clapboard building once in Queen City Park, South Burlington. Many stand on the upper balcony. Date unknown but may be late 19th century or early 20th century. See a more recent photo mcalA16F05i02
Title: Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Close up portion of photo mcalB16F20i01 of group of people standing outside next to the Queen City Park Hotel (far left). Another one story building behind them. Undated.
Title: Queen City Park (So. Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group of people standing outside next to the Queen City Park Hotel. Another one story building behind them. Undated.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group of people believed to members of the Vermont State Spiritualist Association are gathered for a group portrait. All ages seen here (men, women and children). They stand or sit in front of the Smith Cottage, a two story clapboard building once in Queen City Park, South Burlington. Many stand on the upper balcony. Date unknown but may be late 19th century or early 20th century. See a more recent photo mcalA16F05i02
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Children and adults enjoy the beach along the shores of Lake Champlain at Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Smith Cottage, Queen City Park, South Burlington, Vermont. See an earlier photo mcalA11F16i01
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a large three story hotel in Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. Railings wrap around the 2nd and 3rd story porches. Believed to have burned in the 1930s.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a long open porch on which a woman sits with her pet. Shingle siding seen to the left. Overhead tree trunks or limbs are part of the porch roof structure.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of a rocky open space along side a long shingle sided building with an open porch and a tall flag pole. In the distance is a sitting area in which to relax and Lake Champlain.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Look out perch over looking Lake Champlain and the mountains.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of building in Queen City Park in So Burlington, Vermont. It has a long open porch, two stories and is surrounded by trees.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a building surrounded by trees and other summer vegetation has a long open porch and shingle siding. Porch shades are rolled up and tied. Straight back rocking chairs are seen on the open deck.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Trees in summer foliage surround this building in Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. Steps lead to an open porch. A clear story type upper element of the structure can be seen through the trees. A foot path seems to lead down a steep decline on the right of the photo.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large building is seen through its surrounding trees in summer. A good supply of fire wood is stored beneath the jutting upper story to the left. To the right a striped canvas provides a covered entry way.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large elegant building in Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont is shaded by elm and other trees in this summer time photo. Open porches are seen on each end of the building. Canvas canopies on the porch on the right can provide shade from the sun.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
God and Our Country is inscribed on this elaborate fireplace. The floor is covered with debris. A pool of water is formed on the floor in front. The brick chimney behind the fireplace facade is exposed through a picture frame type opening. Has there been a fire?
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a large elegant three story building in Queen City Park, So. Burlington, Vermont. To the right is a covered carriage park area complete with a cupola type structure on top partially hidden by the surrounding trees.
Title: Queen City Park, So. Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Front view of a two story clapboard house located in Queen City Park with an open front porch and center front steps. Striped awnings are attached to the front porch and to the two upper story windows. Shingles cover the lower portion of the front porch. The number 96 is visible on the front of the house. Same house as mcalA11F16i21 and i22
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