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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Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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    • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #15.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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      • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group photo with a nun on the front steps of the school. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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        • Description: Cast members and students of Mount St. Mary's assemble on stage in costume for one of the school's dramatic productions. Circa 1954-1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Parks
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          • Description: South Park? and its baseball stand? Construction of the stand in progress. Undated but may be 1920s or 30s.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Musical Ensembles
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            • Description: Student band (may be Christ the King) with Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski, second pose. Location unknown, may be Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Offices
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              • Description: Undated photograph of a stockroom in an unidentified Burlington location. The poster on the wall is for RCA Radiotron vacuum tubes.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits, children, unidentified
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                • Description: A slightly out of focus photo of two young children seated upon an upholstered stool each dressed in a German / Austrian / Tyrolian type outfit without the hat on the boy. Photo #3. A golden retriever dog lays in front. A fireplace is seen behind. See also mcalA14F16i06 and mcalA14F16i08
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits, children, unidentified
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                  • Description: Four young children pose for a group portrait. Two girls stand, a younger girl in on a wooden rocking horse and a young boy is seated in a child's rocking chair. Photo #2. See also mcalA14F15i16
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, children, unidentified
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                    • Description: May Crowning? A group of young ladies and young school children are assembled outside for a religious event. Eight young women are dressed in long summer gowns. A central girl stands on a platform dressed as a religious figure with a floral and vine decorated trellis behind. Photo #3. See also mcalA14F15i02 and i03
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: An outdoor family photo of an older couple with their grown children. The women wear single flower corsages. See also mcalA15F03i13, i14 and mcalA15F08i26
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs