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 Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: Dated 1956. Group photo of large group of students attending Russian Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Same group as mcalA13F10i01
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of St. Anthony's School Burlington - Groups
    St. Anthony's School Burlington - Groups
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      • Description: An assembly of St. Anthony's School students at graduation time. Caps, gowns, and diplomas in hand. The priest is Rev. Walter F. Charland, who, according to the Burlington Directory, served the parish from ca. 1956-1962. The site could be the main altar of the church on Flynn Ave. (Same group as that in mcalA16F10i01, but 3 students in this photo are wearing their glasses.) Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
      Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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        • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
        Cathedral High School, Burlington
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          • Description: A group of students gather on the steps between the railings in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Three priests stand in the back row. Most of boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #6. Undated.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
          Christ the King School, Burlington
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            • Description: Children with church clergy are assembled inside for a formal first communion group portrait. The girls are in white dresses with veils. The boys are all in white suits. Photo taken in celebration of the Catholic sacrament of first communion. Photo #1. Undated. 1950s? Same group as mcalA09F05i22 and 33.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
            Christ the King School - Graduation
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              • Date Created: 1956/1957
              • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
              Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #24.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
                Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
                  Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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                    • Date Created: 1945
                    • Description: 1945 A group of Bristol school students gather outside around a truck. Nearby buildings seen in the background. In the right center is what used to be the old elementary school (now Bristol Historical Society building?)
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
                    Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #16
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs