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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- Chairs [8]
- Portrait photography [8]
- House furnishings [5]
- Infants [3]
- Women [3]
- Gardens [1]
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Topic: ("Chairs")
Topic: ("Portrait photography")
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 photo of an infant baby placed in a sitting position in an upholstered chair for a portrait.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 photo of an infant baby being held in sitting position by her mother's hands for a portrait. Same child as in mcalB14F07i01
Title: Portraits - Children (Parties)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
A mom and dad pose with their two year old child celebrating her second birthday. 1945.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 portrait photo of a young girl in a room seated in an upholstered chair.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937; 1937
1937 portrait photo of a woman seated in a wooden slat chair on a dirt path in a large formal flower garden. Same woman as in mcalB16F12i06 and mcalB16F12i07.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948; 1947-1948
1940s portrait photo of an elderly woman smiling slightly seated in a room in an upholstered chair. Photo #5.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1940s portrait photo of an elderly woman not smiling seated in a room in an upholstered chair. Photo #6?
Title: Portraits, children, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two young children seated in an upholstered chair. The older child sits on the arm of the chair while the younger baby sits leaning in the corner of the chair against her older sister. The baby wears a crocheted sweater and matching booties.
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