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.
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Christ the King Church
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- Description: Rev. Charles A. Towne standing in front of the Christ the King Rectory located at 43 Shelburne Road.
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Christ the King Church
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- Description: 1951 photo of Rev. Charles A. Towne posing with a fellow priest and two female Christ the King parishioners. Photo #4.
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Christ the King School - Confirmation
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- Description: 1944 photo of young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Rev. Charles A Towne in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photo #3 or 8?
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Cathedral High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School uniformed baseball team standing outside on the steps of the school. Baseball gloves are placed at their feet. Baseball bats and catchers' masks also seen. The word "Cathedral" is lettered across the front of their uniform shirts.
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Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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- Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) interior photo of new outboard motor, row boats and nautical equipment on display at end of season Fall sale. Banners hang in the dome shaped tent-like structure state "Evinrude sale", "America's No. 1 ALL-Family Sport is Lighter ... with America's No. 1 Boat Trailer", "Free Winter Storage if you buy now!" See also mcalA01F11i13
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Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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- Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo. Dome shaped tent-like structure near an unpaved access road next to an open sided shed with motor boats on display. At center bottom a shadow of a person (the photographer). Photo #2. See also mcalA01F11i15.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Description: May 11, 1936. View of one end of a ferry being built in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Shows the underside and support poles. Photo #23.
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Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Description: June 7, 1936 photo of the construction of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company. Probably the City of Burlington. The pilot house is taking shape. Photo #35.
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School Groups - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1945-1946
- Description: Ca. 1945 photo of 8 students assembled outside their school for a portrait. Identity of persons, venue, and occasion unknown. Photo #13.
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School Groups - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1948-1949
- Description: Ca. 1948 photo of at least 200 young people and adults. Room is probably a gymnasium in Burlington. Occasion may be a gathering before graduation such as baccalaureate (both Anglican and Roman Catholic clergy are present).
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