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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Miniature of Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Description: 1957 photo of a large group of students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #4.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of McLure's Student Band, Groton, VT
    McLure's Student Band, Groton, VT
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      • Date Created: 1950
      • Description: 1950 photo of McLure's Student Band, Groton, Vermont standing on the steps of the Burlington City Hall in Burlington. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
      Graduations - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt? Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
        St. Anthony's Church and School
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: Graduating Class of 1944 at St. Anthony School, with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor. Attendees can be seen in the background. The school was opened on Oct. 1, 1931 and had as many as 400 students. Fr. Marion became pastor in 1940 after having served in many parishes, and began renovations at the school as well as a hot lunch program.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
          Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: Date 1958. Group photo a very large group of students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont taken outside Pearsons Hall. Photo 4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
            St. Anthony's Church and School
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              • Date Created: 1950
              • Description: St. Anthony School Class of 1950 on graduation day, with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor, in the middle. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Nazareth School, Burlington
              Nazareth School, Burlington
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                • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1959, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands 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 #2. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School, Burlington
                Cathedral Grammar School, Burlington
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                  • Description: Class photo of students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. A priest stands in the back row. Coats and jackets have been discarded on the top step to the right. Undated.
                  • 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 1953. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: 1949 Mount St. Mary's Academy students gym class. Girls are in gym uniforms in formation in an outdoor field doing exercises.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs