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 St. John Vianney Church
St. John Vianney Church
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: First communion class outside on the steps of St. John Vianney Church in So. Burlington, Vt. with a nun and Reverend Bernard R. Spears. Dated 1949.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
    Nazareth School - Graduates
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      • Date Created: 1958
      • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1958 (according to the parish history published in 1988) with Msgr. Charles Marcoux.
      • 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. (Somebody got them to smile!) Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church - Organizations
        Saint Joseph's Church - Organizations
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 photo of a 10th anniversary celebration at St. Joseph's Church. Details are unknown, but the celebration may be for the founding of a ladies' parish organization, or perhaps for the ordination (10th anniv.) of Rev. William F. Laliberte, who can be seen in the distance under the "9" of 1947. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
          Saint Michael's College - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?, students?) pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 29?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vergennes High School - Students & Faculty
            Vergennes High School - Students & Faculty
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of faculty and staff at Vergennes High School, including two--perhaps more--clergymen, one of whom is Rev. Alfred H. Couture (back row, far right), St. Peter Church (Catholic), Vergennes. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
              Cathedral High School, Burlington
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                • Description: A group of students gather in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? One priest stands near the right in the back row. Some boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #4. Undated.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Date Created: 1948/1949
                  • Description: Summer-Spring 1948-1949 photo of Cathedral High School students gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. A priest stands in the back on the left side. Photo #5.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Date Created: 1958
                    • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Date Created: 1958
                      • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs