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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- City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Buildings [5]
- Urban parks [5]
- Employees [4]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Street photography [1]
- Trucks [1]
- Van Ness House [1]
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Topic: ("City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.)")
Title: Burlington City Hall
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927; 1937, undated; 1927; 1937, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Scaffolding surrounds the cupola of Burlington City Hall in this dated September 2, 1927 photo. Three different types of automobiles (truck, car, longer car) are parked in front. Sawhorses and other construction materials seen to the left.
Title: Burlington City Hall
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1927; 1937, undated; 1927; 1937, undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
This view shows our new Elgin Sweeper near Burlington City Hall after having gone through its demonstration ready for service. This street sweeper was delivered on April 13, 1937 and replaced the old Elgin which had given satisfactory service for fourteen years. City Hall Park with its elm trees is visible.
Title: Burlington City Hall Park
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 6-4-1938; undated; 6-4-1938; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 4, 1938. City Hall Park, Burlington, groundskeepers
Title: Burlington City Hall Park
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 6-4-1938; undated; 6-4-1938; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 4, 1938. City Hall Park, Burlington, groundskeepers working near fountain. Hotel Vermont seen beyond the elm trees and to the right behind the fountain is Van Ness House. Automobiles and even a Burlington Rapid Transit bus can be seen.
Title: Burlington City Hall Park
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 6-4-1938; undated; 6-4-1938; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 4, 1938. Groundskeepers with truck working in City Hall Park near fountain with City Hall in the background
Title: Burlington City Hall Park
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 6-4-1938; undated; 6-4-1938; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
June 4, 1938 Burlington City Hall and City Hall Park with groundskeepers working near fountain
Title: Burlington City Hall Park
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 6-4-1938; undated; 6-4-1938; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
City Hall Park, Burlington, fountain and elm trees looking toward College Street. To the extreme right is the Chittenden County Trust bank. Undated but may be late 1930s.
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