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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- Burlington (Vt.) [16]
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- black-and-white photographs [16]
- photographs [16]
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- Bank buildings [16]
- Buildings [8]
- Business [6]
- Construction projects [6]
- Architectural photography [5]
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Topic: ("Bank buildings")
Title: Burlington Federal Savings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Burlington Federal Savings building under construction, 1958.
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Title: Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1958-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association on Bank Street in Burlington, Vermont. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. Photo #4.
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Title: Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1958-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association bank on Bank Street in Burlington. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. Photo #5.
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Title: Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association [Construction]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1958-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 1958. Construction of the Burlington Federal Savings and Loan Association bank on Bank Street in Burlington. The tower to the right is the Catholic grammar school. State Theater seen to the extreme right.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of the interior of the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Seen is the long steel counter supplied by McAuliffe's, an adding machine, overhead hanging chandelier lamps, a lone desk with telephone and the architecturally elaborate wall treatment. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Newly installed bank vault in the Chittenden County Trust Company in Burlington (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Plague on the inside of the vault door reads Harper & West as architects and engineers and Mosler Safe Co. of Boston as supplier of the vault. Photo undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of the interior of the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street)looking toward the Church Street entrance. Seen is the the long counter, overhead hanging chandelier lamps, translucent ceiling panels, doorways behind the counter leading to inner offices and the architecturally elaborate wall treatment. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Newly installed bank vault in the Chittenden County Trust Company in Burlington (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Plague on the inside of the vault door reads Harper & West as architects and engineers and Mosler Safe Co. of Boston as supplier of the vault. Photo undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Newly installed bank vault in the Chittenden County Trust Company in Burlington (123 Church Street & 173 College Street) seen with the door closed. The vault was supplied by Mosler Safe Co. of Boston. Photo undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of the back offices of the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Seen are work stations, office equipment, overhead light fixtures, translucent ceiling panels and glass paneled doorways. At the far end to the left a stairway leads down. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of an hallway, perhaps on the lower level, in the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Seen are doorways leading of the hallway to smaller rooms. At the end of the hallway can be seen the interior of one of the rooms with a small table, chair and large windows in the back. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A view of the interior of the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street)looking toward a raised area in the distance (overlooking City Hall Park to the west). To the left is the long customer / teller counter. Also seen are overhead hanging chandelier lamps, translucent ceiling panels, glass paneled doorways behind the counter leading to inner offices and the architecturally elaborate wall treatment. Several large baskets with floral arrangements adorn the counter and floor. A stairway leads to a lower level to the right. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1930-12-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of the construction of the Chittenden Trust Company bank located at 123 Church Street & 173 College Street. Dated December 15, 1930. A sign board listing James E. Cashman, Inc. of Burlington as general contractor. Harper & West of Boston are the architects and engineers. Also listed are all businesses contributing to the construction. Most businesses are from Vermont. A wooden fence acts as a barrier between the street and construction site. Cars are parked on the street and steel beams are visible.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931-04-15
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
April 15, 1931. Workmen continue construction on the marble exterior of the Chittenden Trust Company (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). The words "Chittenden County Trust Company" are above the doorway. This side of the building is on College Street next to the City Hall Park (to its right) and McAuliffe Paper Co stationery store to the left. The police station is to the south (background) along with the City Hall cupola extreme upper right corner.
Title: Chittenden Trust Company Construction
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of the Chittenden County Trust Company (123 Church Street & 173 College Street)and Western Union office (129 Church) as seen from Church Street. To the far right is McAuliffe Paper Co. retail store (117 Church Street). Automobiles are parked along the street. Trolley tracks remain embedded. Undated but may be early 1930s.
Title: Merchant's Bank
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Merchants National Bank on College Street, Burlington, Vt. Dated 1945.
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