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 Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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    • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #18.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Christ the King School (Burlington, VT)- graduates ? 1950-1957
    Christ the King School (Burlington, VT)- graduates ? 1950-1957
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      • Description: Christ the King School. A group of graduates along with a church clergy and a woman assembled outside for a formal group portrait. The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Four boys sit in the front with one of them holding a baton. One boy in front has only one shoe on as his other appears to be in a cast. Same group as mcalA09F05i16 and mcalA09F05i17. Photo #1. Undated. 1950s?
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
      Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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        • Date Created: 1945
        • Description: 1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #25.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
        Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #13.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
          Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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            • Date Created: 1956
            • Description: Date 1956. Group photo of large group of students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont taken outside Pearsons Hall.
            • 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 outside 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?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1958
                • Description: 1958 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with portion of class slogan ("Knowledge is...") seen in the back.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                Graduations - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1958
                  • Description: 1958 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with portion of class slogan ("Knowledge is...") seen in the back.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                  Graduations - Unidentified
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                    • Description: South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington with portion of class slogan ("No Victory ...") seen behind. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                    Graduations - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait along with an older man.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs