Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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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Miniature of Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #8.
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    Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
    Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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      • Date Created: 1945
      • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #22
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
      Christ the King School - Graduation
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at far left. Photo #1.
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        Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1956/1957
          • Description: 1956 / 1957 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington with portion of class slogan ("No Victory ...") seen behind. Photo #2.
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          Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
          Graduation - Unidentified
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            • Date Created: 1935
            • Description: 1935 / 1936 photo of a small group of graduates gathered outside holding their diplomas. Two clergy sit in front. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suits and ties.
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            Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
            Graduation - Unidentified
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              • Description: Undated photo of graduates gathered outside holding their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie.
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              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. All wear same colored gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man stands in the back to the left. Photo #4.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: A very dim 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students.
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                  Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 group photo of nine Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #29.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                    Nazareth School - Graduates
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1949 (as indicated in the lower left corner of photo) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. This is the first class to wear traditional caps and gowns. The school (20 Allen St., Burl.) was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961 (another Burl. school by the same name had closed) and then closed in 2010 because of declining enrollment. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs