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 Graduation - Unidentified
Graduation - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1939
    • Description: 1939 photograph of a photo showing graduates gathered outside on steps with their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
    • 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: 1957
      • Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table. One student front center holds an open book. Photo #25.
      • 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 gathered outside on the school steps. Photo #8.
        • 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: 1961
          • Description: 1961 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #26.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
          Nazareth School - Graduates
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1951 (as written in the lower left corner), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
            Nazareth School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1956, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
              Nazareth School - Graduates
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1959, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #1. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
                Christ the King School, Burlington
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                  • Description: Children with church clergy are assembled inside church sanctuary or chapel for a formal group portrait. The girls are in white dresses with veils. The boys are all in white suits. Photo taken in celebration of the Catholic sacrament of first communion. Photo #2. Undated. 1950s? Same group as mcalA09F05i24.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Description: 1957 photo of female students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. One older woman stands to the far left. Photo #11.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Description: 1957 photo of students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont for a group picture. Photo #15
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs