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 Camp Marycrest - Activities
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959 photo of campers making a craft project while a nun supervises. On the wall behind them are seen a variety of completed handicraft works. These girls may be working on belts.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: 1959 photo of campers seated along the shore of Lake Champlain. A dock is to the right and a string of floating pieces of wood marks a line in the water. Photo #13.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
      Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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        • Date Created: 1959
        • Description: 1959 photo of Marycrest campers.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
        Camp Marycrest - Campers Group Pictures
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          • Description: Group portrait of Marycrest campers and adults. Tents seen in the background. Photo #2.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #14.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Cathedral High School
            Cathedral High School
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 group photo of female Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #13.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
              Christ the King School - First Communion
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                • Description: Children with church clergy are assembled outside of Christ the King Church for a formal first communion group portrait. Photo #1 of 2 in this folder. Dated Fall 1951 to Spring 1952.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Dance Recitals
                Dance Recitals
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo of a young ballerina posing next to a piano.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Girl Scouts
                  Girl Scouts
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                    • Description: A Girl Scout is crowned Queen at a birthday party celebration. This may be a March event as the 12th is the date celebrated as the founding of the scouts by Juliette Gordon Low. Photo #4.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
                    Graduation - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1935
                      • Description: 1935 / 1936 photo of a small group of graduates gathered outside holding their diplomas. Two clergy sit in front. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suits and ties.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs