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: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 portrait photo of an older mature husband and wife seated in their home with various flowers arranged.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 portrait photo of a young couple seated on an upholstered chair.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Another portrait photo of young couple as seen in mcalB15F02i05 seated on a very large (Art Deco style?) upholstered chair with wide arms.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Another photo of mother and her three grown children. Mother sits in a very large upholstered armchair (Art Deco style?) Sons sit on the chair arms on either side of their mother. Framed picture behind reads in part "Welcome Guest!" Photo #1. Dated 1949.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950; 1949-1950
1949 or 1950 wedding anniversary photo of an older couple standing at a table laid out with silver tea service, cups and sandwiches. A tiered cake is center. Photo #2.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 portrait photo of an older husband and wife seated in an arm chair.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 portrait photo of an older wife and husband standing indoors next to a staircase. A window is behind them. A plant stand to the right.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 indoor photo of two couples. One man is in the armed services.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
A family gathered in their living room at Christmas (evergreens on the fireplace mantel and tree to far right). An older man and woman sit on a sofa with their daughter (?) and three grown sons(?) standing behind, each in the military. Photo #8. Dated 1945.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 family portrait photo of a man, his wife and grown children gathered in a living room on the sofa. Two young men in the military. Photo #2.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 indoor photo of four older men seated on a sofa with four older women standing directly behind them. Photo #1?
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
1953 indoor photo of four older men seated on a sofa with four older women standing directly behind them. Photo #2.
Title: Portraits, families, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A man and woman sit together for a portrait in what may be their home's living room. She sits in an upholstered chair. He sits on the arm of the chair. A television set is seen behind. See also the same setting with a younger couple and child.
Title: Portraits, families, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A multi generation family gather around the sofa in a well furnished home for a portrait. See the same family also in mcalA15F03i04
Title: Portraits, families, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A multi generation family gather around the sofa in a well furnished home for a portrait. See the same family also in mcalA15F03i03
Title: Portraits, families, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A man, woman and two daughters gather on a sofa for a portrait. Photo #4. See the same family members in mcalA15F03i03 and i04
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A clergyman stands center surrounded by several older women dressed in evening gowns adorned with corsages. They all gather around a table covered with an elegant crocheted table cloth and set with what appears to be a silver tea / coffee service. A stage is seen behind.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A man and woman pose in Colonial period costumes in a living room setting with a fire burning in an elegant fireplace.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 / 1948 photo of a group of people dressed outlandish costumes taken in someone's living room. Halloween?!
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 / 1948 photo of a group of people dressed outlandish costumes taken in someone's living room. Halloween?!
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