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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299 Portrait photography. 191 Family. 155 Burlington (Vt.). 119 Women. 100 House furnishings. 70 Christmas greens. 62 Men. 44 Church buildings. 43 First communion. 42 Interior architecture. 40 Toys. 32 Priests. 30 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 29 Girls. 28 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 28 Dolls. 26 Boys. 24 Dwellings. 24 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Choirs (Music). 18 Worship programs. 16 Musical groups. 16 Urban parks. 16 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 16 Young women. 15 Infants. 14 Banners. 14 Veterans. 12 Bands (Music). 11 Brides. 11 Weddings. 10 Battery Park (Vt.). 10 Chapels. 10 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 10 Salvation Army. 9 Bridegrooms. 9 Santa Claus. 9 Students. 8 School children. 7 Classrooms. 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Winooski (Vt.). 7 Young men. 6 Cake. 6 Nuns. 6 Soldiers. 5 Gymnasiums. 4 Furniture. 4 Marriage. 4 Musicians. 4 Restaurants. 3 Animals. 3 Automobiles. 3 Camping. 3 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Costume. 3 Employees. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Radio stations. 3 Reunions. 3 Tap dancers. 2 Auditoriums. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Buildings. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 2 Christmas pageants. 2 Dance recitals. 2 Factories. 2 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Grand Isle (Vt.). 2 Handicraft. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 2 South Burlington (Vt.). 2 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 2 Stores, Retail. 2 Street photography. 2 Swimming. 2 Women veterans. 1 Architectural photography. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridges. 1 Business. 1 Camps. 1 Canoes and canoeing. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Chairs. 1 Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College students. 1 Firearms. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Milton (Vt.). 1 Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.). 1 Puppets. 1 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 Rifles. 1 Winooski River (Vt.).

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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 indoor photo of 4 young children (two boys and two girls) and their grandparents. Photo #3.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 photo of three children in front of their Christmas tree surrounded by gifts the family received. The two boys wear cowboy outfits. Their younger sister stands between them.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Children
      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951 photo of three children in front of their decorated Christmas tree surrounded by gifts the family received. The two boys sit on the floor and the elder holds his infant sibling. One toy is a drive in service station "Happy Time".
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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        Theatricals
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          • Date Created: 1937
          • Description: 1937 photo of group of young women gathered in a living room(?), dressed in costume with older adults and one small boy sitting in a woman's lap. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Theatricals
          Theatricals
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            • Date Created: 1946-1947
            • Description: 1946 / 1947 Christmas pageant with Christmas trees. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
            Cathedral Grammar School
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              • Description: 1948/1949 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
              Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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                • Description: Undated photo of a dormitory like room. A nun fixes the hair on one child, other children busy themselves with duties. Beds line the walls with a toy carefully placed on each. Could this be St. Joseph's Orphanage in Burlington, Vermont? Photo #4.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: 1958 indoor photo of perhaps four generations of a family. On e of the three mothers has twins on her lap.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Family
                  Portraits - Family
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                    • Date Created: 1949-1950
                    • Description: 1949 or 1950 group portrait of five siblings. Oldest sister holds the youngest child. Photo #2.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Family
                    Portraits - Family
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                      • Date Created: 1949-1950
                      • Description: Over exposed and blurry photo of family portrait. Same family as seen in mcalB14F12i06 and mcalB14F12i07. Grandmother sits front center. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs