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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New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Two automobiles are parked in front.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: 1937 site of oil tank construction with pipe line.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 landscape photo of oil tank construction site on lake shore. A dump truck and other machinery seen center. Letters "TE" seen on tank to the left may indicated TEXACO brand. Ferries in far distance center left.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 May Crowning ceremony in Mount St. Mary's Academy Sacred Heart Chapel. Young ladies dressed in long gowns and wearing veils line and process up the center aisle.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning ceremony Sacred Heart Chapel. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: 1961 photo of seven young women in long gowns and veils as participants in the religious ceremony May Crowning at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 photo of nine Mount St. Mary's Academy students in a dorm room. Photo #12?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 photo the cast of a Mount St. Mary's Academy theatrical performance. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a high school production on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen here is a bedroom scene with a young woman dressed in a long party gown with her student friends looking on. College pennants decorate the wall behind. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs