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 Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1958
    • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
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    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • Date Created: 1958
      • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
      Christ the King School - Graduation
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        • Date Created: 1959
        • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1959. Photo #3.
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        Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 South Burlington Central School graduates with slogan "With Every Privilege comes a Responsibility" Photo #1.
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          Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
          Graduations - Unidentified
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 photo of a very small group of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait along with an older man.
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            Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
            Graduations - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1948
              • Description: 1948/1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside taken at a slight angle in front of their school. All wear same colored gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." Photo #2.
                • 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: 1948
                  • Description: 1948 group portrait Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside with the school seen behind them. Photo #20.
                  • 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 ten Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #27.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                      • Date Created: 1961
                      • Description: 1961 photo of several Mount St. Mary's students and a nun gathered around a table with books and Vermont related material on display. Photo #13.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs