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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153 Burlington (Vt.). 140 Portrait photography. 54 Girls. 51 High school students. 42 Women. 37 Business. 37 Men. 32 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 29 Brides. 28 Bridegrooms. 28 Buildings. 24 Interior architecture. 23 Church buildings. 20 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 20 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 School children. 17 Weddings. 16 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Classrooms. 15 Service stations. 14 High school athletes. 14 Priests. 13 Architectural photography. 13 Family. 13 School sports. 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 High school graduates. 11 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Construction projects. 11 Employees. 11 High school buildings. 11 Machinery. 11 Young women. 10 Actors. 10 Burlington International Airport. 10 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Nuns. 8 Students. 7 Baseball. 7 Boys. 7 Cake. 7 Children. 7 Nurses. 7 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 7 Young men. 6 Auditoriums. 6 Banners. 6 Camping. 6 High school students -- Dramatic production. 6 Marriage. 6 Milton (Vt.). 6 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 6 Restaurants. 6 Stores, Retail. 6 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Veterans. 5 Basketball. 5 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Colchester (Vt.). 5 College graduates. 5 Construction workers. 5 Costume. 5 Fanny Allen Hospital. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Trucks. 4 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Cheerleading. 4 Choruses. 4 Drum majorettes. 4 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 House furnishings. 4 Parades. 4 Street photography. 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 University of Vermont. 4 Worship programs. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Buses. 3 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 3 Camps. 3 Christmas greens. 3 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Farms. 3 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Gas ovens. 3 High school teachers. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Musical groups. 3 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 3 Salvation Army. 3 Tennis. 3 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Animals. 2 Archery. 2 Athletics. 2 Automobiles. 2 Barns. 2 Choirs (Music). 2 College students. 2 College teachers. 2 Cows. 2 Department stores. 2 Flowers. 2 Gymnasiums. 2 Infants. 2 Musicians. 2 Offices. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 2 Statues. 2 Toys. 2 Track and field athletes. 2 Winooski (Vt.). 2 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bowling. 1 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept. 1 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Champlain, Lake. 1 Confirmation -- Catholic Church. 1 Dance. 1 Dwellings. 1 Handicraft. 1 Middle school students. 1 Middlebury (Vt.). 1 Middlebury College. 1 Painting. 1 Plants. 1 Police. 1 Puppets. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Stoves. 1 Swimming. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Volleyball.

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Miniature of Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #7.
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    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
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      Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
      Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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        • Description: 1947 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered inside. Each holds a diploma. Photo #2.
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        Miniature of Milton High School - Graduates
        Milton High School - Graduates
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 Milton High School graduates.
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          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 high school art class at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Photo #12.
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            Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
            Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing beside a Green Mountaineer chartered bus. Suitcases are seen in front. Two nuns with the group. Photo #33.
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              Miniature of Portraits - Children (Parties)
              Portraits - Children (Parties)
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 first birthday portrait photo of a little girl with her cake.
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                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1947-1948
                  • Description: Ca. 1947 photo of the parents of the family seen in mcalB14F26i01.
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                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1947-1948
                    • Description: Ca. 1947 photo of a restaurant scene, with an elderly foursome (right) offering a toast (milestone anniversary?).
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                    Miniature of Regular Veterans Association
                    Regular Veterans Association
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: Members of the Regular Veterans Association with the American flag and the group's flag behind them. Dated 1947. Photo #3.
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