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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Middlebury College - Groups
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    • Description: A large group of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty and students] assembled in four rows outside nearby building on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 6.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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      • Description: Formal class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken inside. Circa 1954-1957.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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        • Description: Graduating 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 1956-1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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          • Description: Graduating 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 1956-1957.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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            • Description: Graduating 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 1956-1957.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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              • Description: Graduating 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 1956-1957.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Offices
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                • Description: Page 3 of the December 14th, 1962 issue of the Business Outlook.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Offices
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                  • Description: Another view of page 3 of the December 14th, 1962 issue of the Business Outlook.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: Children's church choir in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #11.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                      • Description: A group of men and women gather on in a rustic wood paneled room (perhaps a restaurant). Candles and a table centerpiece decorate the head table.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs