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 Cathedral High School, Burlington
Cathedral High School, Burlington
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    • Description: A group of high school graduates gather in front of the school for a formal class photo.A priest stand at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo number unknown. Undated.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: 1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.
      • 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 undated. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Church Groups - Unidentified
        Church Groups - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 photo of a large number of female students of varying ages gathered in a room; some seated in folding chairs at long narrow wooden tables accompanied by a priest.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King Church
            Christ the King Church
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: 1951 photo of Rev. Charles A. Towne posing with a fellow priest and two female Christ the King parishioners. Photo #5.
              • 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. Photograph is dated 1949. Photo #3.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                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.
                  • 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.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Knights of Columbus
                    Knights of Columbus
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a large group of Knights of Columbus members dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes or neck insignias. Several members are priests and sit in the front row
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs