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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Business Enterprises - I-Z
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- Description: 1945 photo of Northern Oil Co. at 201 College Street, Burlington, Vermont. To the far left is seen White's Dairy Products.
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Camp Abnaki - Activities
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- Description: A group of campers and their counselor holding a skunk seen alongside a row of cabins at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated 1951. Photo #26.
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Camps - Summer
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- Description: Summer, Fall 1945 photo of a group of young women seated on the steps of a camp building. An older woman is seated in the center of the group. Photo #4.
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Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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- Description: 1959 photo of a large barn like building at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont Photo #22.
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Camp Marycrest - Buildings
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- Description: Summer 1948 side view photo of the large main building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1944 photo of Cathedral High School male students with one older woman standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vt. Photo #11.
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Cathedral High School
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- Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled for a class picture. Photo #20.
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Camp Marycrest - Activities
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- Description: 1948 Campers gather outside for a ceremony.
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Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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- Description: 1947 Cathedral Grammar School library. Photo #2.
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Cathedral High School - Band
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- Description: 1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 36.
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