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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- Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.) [15]
- Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.) [5]
- Burlington (Vt.) [3]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [3]
- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [1]
- Champlain, Lake [1]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [1]
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- black-and-white photographs [44]
- photographs [44]
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- Horses [57]
- Soldiers [17]
- Portrait photography [12]
- Men [9]
- Women [9]
- Boys [3]
- Buildings [3]
- Landscape photography [3]
- Machinery [3]
- Street photography [3]
- Construction projects [2]
- Military weapons [2]
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Title: Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1931; 10-31
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
October 31, 1931. Corner of College Street and South Winooski Ave. looking north. To the left is 212 - 214 College Street with a sign painted on the brick advertising Hall Furniture Co., Inc. A horse and buggy stand nearby. To the right at the corner is "Miss Burlington" Diner. Just up the street is a tall building with a sign on top of it reading "Light, Heat, Power" and may be the Burlington Light and Power Co at 102 So. Winooski.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Two horses hitched to a fully loaded hay wagon standing in a field with four people on top.
Title: Farms - Haying
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay.
Title: Farms - Haying
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of a horse drawn plow cutting hay with a barn and other farm buildings in the background.
Title: Farms - Haying
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a farmhand riding horse driven hay cutting machinery.
Title: Farms - Livestock
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of a horse with riding saddle.
Title: Farms - Livestock
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo (double exposure) of a horse saddled standing with a man (to the far left) and farm buildings behind.
Title: Farms - Livestock
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1930
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930 photo of a mare and her foal standing outside near a cultivated field.
Title: Farms - Livestock
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of a horse.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
ROTC artillery on the march to the range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. July 1934. Column of horse drawn artillery and mounted soldiers accompanied by an automobile.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
ROTC Artillery On the March to the Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. July 1934. Column of horse drawn artillery and mounted soldiers
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-09-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The Review of the 18th Brigade by Gen. Summerall. On the Artillery Range of Fort Ethan Allen, Vt. Column of mounted soldiers on dirt road. Dated Sept 7, 1928.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1934. ROTC Artillery On the March to the Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. Column of horse drawn artillery and mounted military.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1934-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
ROTC Artillery On the March to the Range Fort Ethan Allen Vt. July 1934. Column of mounted military men and horse drawn artillery. Dirt road with utility poles and lines. Photo #16.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Column of marching and mounted military men and horse drawn artillery on road with utility poles and lines. Railroad tracks along roadside. Undated. Photo #5.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Column of marching and mounted military men. Automobiles going in the opposite direction. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #17.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Column of marching and mounted military men. Automobiles going in the opposite direction. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #19.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Column of mounted military men. Railroad track along side of the road. Photo #21.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1928 photo of military men and horse drawn ordnance in formation. Tents in background. Photo #14.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Military men and horse drawn ordnance in formation with military weapons on display. Tents in background. Photo #23.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group of military men with horse drawn equipment in front of abandoned orchard. Photo No. 10. Sale price 3 for $1.00.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Horse drawn ordnance used for carrying military weapons, horses, and tents in background.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Military men with communication equipment near wagon. Line of mounted men in background. Photo no. 6. Sale price 25 cents.
Title: Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Landscape with tents and horses of the Fort Ethan Allen Artillery Range (Underhill).
Title: Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Picture of a mounted horse jumping a hurdle.
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