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
Showing 1941 - 1950 of 9221 Records
Christ the King School - First Communion
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- Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. A religious banner is seen with an altar boy back row center. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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 and other clergy in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1948-1949. A terrier dog lies down in front center. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Class Pictures
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Milton High School class picture. Photo #33.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Building
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 view of the Milton High School building.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Class Pictures
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 Milton High School student class picture. Photo #17.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Class Pictures
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 Milton High School student class picture. Photo #9.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #30.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside with the school seen behind them.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students as chorus members gathered in a circular formation in a stairwell.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table. Photo #17.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs