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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167 Burlington (Vt.). 123 Portrait photography. 69 Students. 65 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 34 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 33 Men. 32 Children. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 30 Buildings. 28 Women. 26 Church buildings. 25 First communion. 25 Young women. 22 Confirmation -- Catholic Church. 22 Young men. 21 Nuns. 21 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 15 School children. 14 Boys. 14 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 14 Girls. 12 High school buildings. 11 Colchester (Vt.). 11 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 10 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Banners. 9 Gymnasiums. 9 Knights of Columbus. 8 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 8 Chapels. 8 Grand Isle (Vt.). 8 Worship programs. 7 High school students. 7 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 6 High school teachers. 6 Statues. 4 Bands (Music). 4 College students. 4 Middle school students. 4 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 University of Vermont. 4 Winooski (Vt.). 3 Basketball. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Baseball. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 High school graduates. 2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 2 South Burlington (Vt.). 2 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Architectural photography. 1 Brides. 1 Cake. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 Employees. 1 Family. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Interior architecture. 1 Musicians. 1 Restaurants. 1 Soldiers. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Veterans. 1 Weddings.

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Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
Christ the King School - Graduation
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1959. Photo #2
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Photographs
    Photographs
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Two images of a photo of a young priest. His portrait appears elsewhere in the McAllister collection (mcalA16F01i13)
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School - Confirmation
      Christ the King School - Confirmation
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        • Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Rev. Charles A Towne in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation (A second short of this group). Photograph is dated 1944. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
        Christ the King School - First Communion
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          • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys wear jackets in this picture. Two priests are seen along with a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #1.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
          Christ the King School - First Communion
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            • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with the children assembled outside with one boy holding a banner. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
            Christ the King School - Graduation
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              • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at the far left.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
              Nazareth School - Graduates
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of Nazareth School graduates in cap and gown assembled in front of the school. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." Clergy present are Rev. Joseph Pariseau (pastor, 1933-1956) and Rev. William F. LaLiberte (curate, 1943-1951). Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                Nazareth School - Graduates
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                  • Date Created: 1950
                  • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1950 (as seen in the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and Rev. William F. Laliberte, curate. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." The school was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961, after another Burl. by the same name had closed, thereby ending any potential name confusion.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                  Nazareth School - Graduates
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1951, as seen in the parish history published in 1988, with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs