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 Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
    Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture
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      • Date Created: 1956-1957
      • Description: 1956/1957. Sheldon Academy of Beauty and Culture located in Burlington, Vermont. A group of women, students of a local beauty salon or cosmetology school gather for a group photo.
      • 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 in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Three priests stand in back row. The boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #5. Undated.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
        Christ the King School - Graduation
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          • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
          St. Anthony's Church and School
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            • Date Created: 1945
            • Description: Graduating students of St. Anthony parish school gather with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor, for a class photo. After serving in many parishes, Fr. Marion came to St. Anthony's in 1940. The 10-year-old school soon had a bus, a hot lunch program, and, at the insistence of the Quebecois pastor, offered French for an hour a day starting with 3rd graders.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
            Graduations - Unidentified
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              • Description: Undated photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man in a light colored suit standing in back row. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: 1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait along with an older man.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
                Graduation - Unidentified
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                  • Description: Undated photo of a graduates gathered outside holding 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
                  Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                  Graduations - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: 1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. All wear the same color gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man sits center second row. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                    Nazareth School - Graduates
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                      • Date Created: 1951
                      • Description: 1951 graduating class of Nazareth School in cap and gown. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929" Photo #2. Priests are Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs