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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Military Equipment
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    • Date Created: 1937
    • Description: 1937 photo of the rear of a military vehicle equipped with reels of wire or cable. Car's rear panel labeled 7th FA No. 226
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Military Equipment
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      • Date Created: 1937
      • Description: 1937 close up photo of a military vehicle showing an attached metal container and a disassembled pick axe strapped to the running board.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Military Groups
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        • Date Created: 1935
        • Description: 1935 or 1936 photo of three military men; one in dress white uniform. One man with a dog. A pitched tent behind the group. Picture labeled "LT. E. L. Veaudry / 302 F. A. Res. (Field Artillery) Photo #5.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled for a group portrait in a room with painting of a priest on the wall behind. Photo #17.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1941
            • Description: 1941 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled in a room with religious paintings on the wall behind them. One girl holds a pamphlet. Photo #18.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: 1953 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. They wear special necklaces with religious pendent or medallion. Photo #11. Sodality Council?
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #10.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                  • Date Created: 1955
                  • Description: 1955 photo of a teenager (student?) seated with a nun at a desk in an office.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                    • Date Created: 1955
                    • Description: 1955 Mount St. Mary's Academy students ice skating near the school (located at 100 Mansfield Ave.) in Burlington, Vt. In the background the Robert Hull Fleming Museum can be seen along with the newly built Mary Fletcher Hospital (large building at far left).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1945-1946
                      • Description: 1945 / 1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront). Skit with Jesus in the Temple. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs