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 Christ the King School - Graduation
Christ the King School - Graduation
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    • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation undated Photo #2.
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    Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
    Christ the King School - Graduation
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      • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1953.
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      Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
      Graduations - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 photo of a small group of boys and girls gathered near a stage. Each proudly holds a card or certificate of some kind. Two older adults stand in back. A large of group of seated children are assembled for this graduation ceremony.
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        Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
        Graduation - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of graduates gathered outside each holding their diploma. Photo #3.
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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." An older man stands in the back to the left. Photo #5.
            • 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: 1954
              • Description: 1954 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #6.
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              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1956
                • Description: 1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the school steps. 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: 1961
                  • Description: 1961 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #10.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                  Nazareth School - Graduates
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                    • Date Created: 1956-1957
                    • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1956, with Rev. (Msgr.) Charles Marcoux. 1956 was the first year of Msgr. Marcoux's pastorate (1956-1970) at St. Joseph Parish.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
                    Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
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                      • Description: Undated photograph of a group of students taken in front of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School. Photo #?
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs