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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450 Portrait photography. 388 Burlington (Vt.). 314 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 255 High school students. 96 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 96 Grand Isle (Vt.). 69 High school athletes. 63 Basketball. 63 Camping. 56 Boys. 47 Students. 43 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 38 Choruses. 35 High school graduates. 34 House furnishings. 29 Children. 29 Women. 27 School sports. 25 Classrooms. 22 Choirs (Music). 21 Athletics. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 21 High school buildings. 20 Gymnasiums. 19 Cheerleading. 19 First communion. 19 Musicians. 19 Young women. 17 Camps. 17 Interior architecture. 17 Nuns. 16 Champlain, Lake. 16 School children. 16 Winooski (Vt.). 16 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 15 Buildings. 15 Worship programs. 14 Priests. 13 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 12 Dolls. 12 Family. 12 Swimming. 11 Actors. 11 Costume. 11 Dance. 11 High school students -- Dramatic production. 11 Piano. 10 Banners. 9 Cake. 9 Middle school students. 9 Musical groups. 9 Tennis. 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Dwellings. 8 Handicraft. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Archery. 7 Girl Scouts. 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 Statues. 6 Toys. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christmas greens. 5 Infants. 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 4 Buses. 4 Canoes and canoeing. 4 Chapels. 4 High school teachers. 4 Horses. 4 Men. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Dance recitals. 3 Drum majorettes. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Parades. 3 Trucks. 3 Women veterans. 2 Ballerinas. 2 Chairs. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Landscape photography. 2 Puppets. 2 Tap dancers. 2 Theaters. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Volleyball. 2 Weddings. 1 Animals. 1 Baseball. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 1 Salvation Army. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Skating. 1 Veterans. 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Portraits - Children
Portraits - Children
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 photo of a photo pinned to a surface. It shows a young girl in her First Communion dress, veil and rosary.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1956-1957
      • Description: 1956 / 1957 portrait photo of an infant baby girl sitting in a chair.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
      Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 portrait drawing from life high school art class at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Photo #27.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington High School - Basketball
        Burlington High School - Basketball
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          • Description: 1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #3.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
          Camp Marycrest - Activities
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            • Description: 1948 Girls out in a field stand in a row holding archery bows and arrows. Targets behind them. Photo #10?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
            Camp Marycrest - Activities
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              • Description: 1959 photo of campers with craft projects at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #15?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Misc.
              Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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                • Description: Marycrest campers pose on the porch of the main building.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
                Camp Marycrest - Activities
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                  • Description: A camp instructor points to arrows in an archery target to her students at Camp Marycrest. Photo #30.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Description: 1946 photo of a smaller group of Cathedral High School students assembled for a class picture outside on the steps of the Cathedral in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Dance Recitals
                    Dance Recitals
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                      • Description: 1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs