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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201 Portrait photography. 103 Burlington (Vt.). 100 High school athletes. 88 Basketball. 72 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 65 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 62 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 62 School sports. 61 Camping. 59 Camps. 56 Girls. 42 Baseball. 41 Winooski (Vt.). 39 High school students. 39 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 27 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 26 Children. 24 Family. 19 House furnishings. 17 Gymnasiums. 15 Athletics. 15 Christmas greens. 15 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.). 15 St. Albans (Vt.). 15 Toys. 15 Women. 14 Interior architecture. 14 Priests. 13 Men. 11 Champlain, Lake. 10 Cheerleading. 10 Football. 10 Students. 9 Swimming. 9 Vergennes (Vt.). 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Middle school students. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Musicians. 8 Young men. 7 Animals. 7 Canoes and canoeing. 7 Church buildings. 7 First communion. 7 Young women. 6 Bands (Music). 6 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 6 School children. 6 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 5 Boats and boating. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Classrooms. 4 Choirs (Music). 4 Dwellings. 4 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Flag raising and lowering. 4 Furniture. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 4 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Richford (Vt.). 4 Richford High School (Richford, Vt.). 4 Vermont Industrial School. 3 Buildings. 3 Business. 3 Dolls. 3 Essex Junction (Vt.). 3 Handicraft. 3 Horses. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Pool (game). 3 Tennis. 3 Vermont 4-H Clubs. 2 Airplanes. 2 Burlington International Airport. 2 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Employees. 2 Infants. 2 Machinery. 2 Rifles. 2 Trucks. 2 Woodwork. 2 Worship programs. 1 Actors. 1 Auditoriums. 1 Boxing. 1 Boy Scouts. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 1 Buses. 1 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 1 College students. 1 Construction projects. 1 Construction workers. 1 Convenience stores. 1 Costume. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 High school buildings. 1 High school graduates. 1 High school teachers. 1 Musical groups. 1 Orchestra. 1 Piano. 1 Restaurants. 1 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Rifle practice. 1 Santa Claus. 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Targets (Shooting). 1 Totem poles. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Vermont Transit Company. 1 Volleyball. 1 Weddings.

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Miniature of Richmond High School
Richmond High School
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: Richmond High School baseball team of 1944. Photo #1.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Saint Stephen's
    Saint Stephen's
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      • Date Created: circa 1948
      • Description: Ca. 1948 photo of the St. Stephen's parish basketball team and their coaches. Location of the gym unknown.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
      Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 photo of 14 boys of varying ages, standing or seated in the street. Some have baseball mitts. Identity of the group, venue, and occasion are unknown. Behind is a house with a screened in front porch. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of UVM Botany Dept.
        UVM Botany Dept.
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          • Description: Man and boy (identity unknown) standing near a building. Relevance to UVM Botany dept. unknown.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
          Portraits, children, unidentified
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            • Description: A group of young children (perhaps kindergarten age) are seen in their day care center (may be a church or nursery setting). They gather around tables, chairs, doll carriage and sand box. Two older women stand in back along with an older girl. See also mcalA14F16i32
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
            Portraits, children, unidentified
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              • Description: Undated portrait photo of women and children being part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. Women hold lilies and gladiolas, children hold bouquets of daisies. Some are dressed in robes with flower garlands in their hair.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits, families, unidentified
              Portraits, families, unidentified
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                • Description: Group family portrait with parents and their nine children standing outside their home. See also mcalA15F02i02 and mcalA14F16i04
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
                Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                  • Description: A large group of young people along with a few older adults gather at a rustic restaurant(?) for a special meal and event.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 indoor photo of five brothers and their parents. A wooden dog marionette seen behind hanging from one of the wall sconces.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Date Created: 1946
                      • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled for a class picture outside on the steps of the Cathedral in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #13.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs