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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First Congregational Church - Organizations
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    • Description: Rev. George W. Lawrence (2nd from left) with youth of the church.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    First Congregational Church - Organizations
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: 1953 group photo of Rev. Charles Stanley and Mrs. Jones with several people including children, parents and older adults. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Fraternal Order of Eagles
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        • Date Created: 1949-1950
        • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of Santa Claus, men, women and children (with Christmas stockings) participants in Christmas celebration of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. One child is also dressed as Santa. A decorated Christmas tree seen in back.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 six men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: 1945 five men of the Fraternal Order of Eagles bowling club 793 of Burlington, Vermont standing with trophies.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Fraternal Order of Eagles - Bowling Clubs
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 Five men of a bowling club standing behind a table with trophies.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1949
                • Description: 1949 formal portrait photo of graduates in cap and gown outside in front of a brick library building. Library hours posted in the window. Wooden shutter has silhouette of a lighted torch cut out in upper panel. An older woman stands to the far left. A young man with a graduation baton stands upper right. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Graduations - Unidentified
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                  • Description: Undated photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man in a light colored suit standing in back row. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Graham School, Burlington, VT
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                    • Date Created: 9156
                    • Description: Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Hi-Y Clubs
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 photo of a boys' basketball team of the Burlington Hi-Y Club. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs