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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Portraits - Children
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    • Date Created: 1946-1947
    • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of an infant in a baby jumper seat surrounded with plush toys. Setting is a living room with Christmas tree behind.
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    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1946-1947
      • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young girl in the living room seated in an upholstered chair with her dolls and the family dog.
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      Portraits - Children
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        • Date Created: 1951-1952
        • Description: 1951 or 1952 portrait photo of an infant baby girl.
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        Portraits - Children
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          • Date Created: 1951-1952
          • Description: 1951 or 1952 portrait photo of an infant baby girl.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          National Grange
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 photo of members of the National Grange standing outside on the steps of Burlington City Hall. Most are older adults but one young child is seen held by its father. Photo #6.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Nazareth School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1951 (as written in the lower left corner), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Nazareth School - Graduates
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                • Date Created: 1956
                • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1956, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Nazareth School - Graduates
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                  • Date Created: 1959
                  • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1959, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #1. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: Group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Actors are in biblical costumes of New Testament times. Center may be Jesus, others may be Virgin Mary, Joseph, Judas Iscariot (he holds money bag and rope), Roman soldier. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952 close-up photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus on stage with a person portraying Virgin Mary seated holding a Crucifer Cross and a replica of a Baby Jesus in her lap. Photo #5.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs