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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Graduations - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1949
    • Description: 1949 formal portrait photo of graduates in cap and gown outside in front of a brick library building. Photo #3.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Lincoln "Cootiettes" Club
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      • Date Created: 1951
      • Description: 1951 group portrait of men and women standing out front of the Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vermont) Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Little League Baseball
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        • Date Created: circa 1940s
        • Description: 1940s group portrait of the Mud Alley Midgets little league boys baseball team. Letters MAM seen on their caps. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America)
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          • Description: Women cadets of the MWA, 7628 (Modern Woodmen of America) each holding an axe. 1930s? Photo #1
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          McLure's Student Band, Groton, VT
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            • Date Created: 1950
            • Description: 1950 photo of McLure's Student Band, Groton, Vermont standing on the steps of the Burlington City Hall in Burlington. May have been taken at the Vermont Music Festival. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Graduations - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of a young lady receiving a graduation certificate from an older woman. A large group of seated young children are assembled watching the ceremony.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: 1944 photo of four women high school graduates in cap and gown holding their diplomas and wearing corsages standing outside along side a clapboard building.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Graduations - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1947
                  • Description: 1947 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? Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Graduation - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1939
                    • Description: Photograph of a 1939 photo showing graduates gathered outside on steps with their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Congregational Church - Choirs
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs