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.). 161 Portrait photography. 61 High school students. 46 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 36 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 35 Girls. 32 College students. 32 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 26 College teachers. 22 Church buildings. 22 Gymnasiums. 21 Children. 18 Young women. 17 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 17 Middlebury (Vt.). 17 Middlebury College. 17 Weddings. 16 Bridegrooms. 16 Brides. 16 High school athletes. 16 High school buildings. 16 Men. 16 Nuns. 15 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 14 Students. 12 Basketball. 12 Women. 11 Choruses. 11 Family. 9 Buildings. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Musicians. 8 College graduates. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Bands (Music). 7 Women veterans. 6 House furnishings. 6 Infants. 6 Priests. 6 School sports. 6 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 5 Boys. 5 Christmas greens. 5 Drum majorettes. 5 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 High school students -- Dramatic production. 5 Marriage. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Actors. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Interior architecture. 4 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 4 Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Vermont. 4 Restaurants. 4 University of Vermont. 3 Cake. 3 Cheerleading. 3 Employees. 3 High school graduates. 3 Rifles. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Class reunions. 2 Classrooms. 2 Dolls. 2 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 2 Machinery. 2 Musical groups. 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Piano. 2 Reunions. 2 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Statues. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Veterans. 2 Young men. 1 Athletics. 1 Baseball. 1 Camping. 1 Camps. 1 Chapels. 1 Dance recitals. 1 Dwellings. 1 First communion. 1 Furniture. 1 High school teachers. 1 Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Offices. 1 School children. 1 Service stations. 1 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 1 Toys.

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Miniature of Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: 1956 class photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #15.
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    Miniature of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
    Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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      • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #1.
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      Miniature of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
      Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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        • Date Created: 1956/1957
        • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #2.
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        Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
        Christ the King School - Graduation
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          • Date Created: 1956/1957
          • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #3.
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          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1956
            • Description: 1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the school steps. Photo #2.
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            Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
            Nazareth School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1956-1957
              • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1956, with Rev. (Msgr.) Charles Marcoux. 1956 was the first year of Msgr. Marcoux's pastorate (1956-1970) at St. Joseph Parish.
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              Miniature of Portraits - Children
              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1956-1957
                • Description: 1956 / 1957 portrait photo of an infant sitting in a chair.
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                Miniature of Portraits - Children
                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: 1956 or 1957 photo of four children in front of the Christmas tree with their toys. Same family of children [plus one?] as in mcalB14F05i15 taken in 1949 or 1950? See also mcalB14F08i02
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                  Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
                  Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1956-1957
                    • Description: Mid 1950s photo of young people with several adults gathered in a rustic restaurant. Overhead hangs a wooden log chandelier. See mcalB16F07i08 for a 1953 photo of another group. Photo #1.
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                    Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
                    Portraits - Individuals
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                      • Date Created: 1956-1957
                      • Description: Photo of a nun dated 1956 or 1957.
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