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 Burlington High School - Musical Events
Burlington High School - Musical Events
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    • Date Created: 1956/1957
    • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
    Winooski High School - Chorus
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      • Date Created: 1949-1950
      • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear choral robes. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
      Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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        • Date Created: 1954
        • Description: 1954 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled on the school's stage. Photo #28.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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          • Date Created: 1961
          • Description: 1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school with one of the Sisters of Mercy. Photo #27.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
          Burlington High School - Musical Events
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            • Date Created: 1956/1957
            • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            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 as chorus members gathered in a circular formation in a stairwell.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Congregational Church - Choirs
              Congregational Church - Choirs
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                • Description: Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #5.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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                  • Date Created: 1954
                  • Description: 1954 photo of three members of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus. A large painting of Jesus Christ hangs on the wall behind them. Photo #18.
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                  Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: A photo of a group of men in formal dress gathered around a piano.
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                    Miniature of McAllister Memorabilia
                    McAllister Memorabilia
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                      • Description: Photo of a concert taken from the balcony of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Looks like a combined concert with band, orchestra and chorus.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs