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: 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 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.
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