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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 51 - 60 of 222 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Subject Topic Merge: Priests.   Remove all  

167 Burlington (Vt.). 123 Portrait photography. 69 Students. 65 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 34 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 33 Men. 32 Children. 32 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 30 Buildings. 28 Women. 26 Church buildings. 25 First communion. 25 Young women. 22 Confirmation -- Catholic Church. 22 Young men. 21 Nuns. 21 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 15 School children. 14 Boys. 14 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 14 Girls. 12 High school buildings. 11 Colchester (Vt.). 11 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.). 10 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Banners. 9 Gymnasiums. 9 Knights of Columbus. 8 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 8 Chapels. 8 Grand Isle (Vt.). 8 Worship programs. 7 High school students. 7 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 6 High school teachers. 6 Statues. 4 Bands (Music). 4 College students. 4 Middle school students. 4 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 University of Vermont. 4 Winooski (Vt.). 3 Basketball. 3 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 2 Baseball. 2 Bridegrooms. 2 High school graduates. 2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 2 South Burlington (Vt.). 2 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Architectural photography. 1 Brides. 1 Cake. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College teachers. 1 Employees. 1 Family. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Interior architecture. 1 Musicians. 1 Restaurants. 1 Soldiers. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Veterans. 1 Weddings.

222 still image
Miniature of Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
Image nop
    • Date Created: 1947
    • Description: 1947 photo of a large number of female students of varying ages gathered in a room; some seated in folding chairs at long narrow wooden tables accompanied by a priest. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
    Image nop
      • Date Created: 1958
      • Description: 1958 photo of students and one priest standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immmaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School - Confirmation
      Christ the King School - Confirmation
      Image nop
        • Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Rev. Charles A Towne and other clergy in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1948-1949. A terrier dog lies down in front center. Photo #1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Nazareth School, Burlington
        Nazareth School, Burlington
        Image nop
          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 group photo of boys' basketball team at Nazareth School, Burlington. The priest is Rev. Omer Dufault, of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington and in residence at St. Joseph Parish.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
          Nazareth School - Graduates
          Image nop
            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1952 (as written in the lower left corner), with Msgr. Joseph Pariseau, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, 1933-1956. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Knights of Columbus
            Knights of Columbus
            Image nop
              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of Knights of Columbus members standing dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes. One member is a priest.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of May Crowning
              May Crowning
              Image nop
                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: 1944 portrait of two women, a priest and several children taking part in the May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM - Groups
                UVM - Groups
                Image nop
                  • Date Created: 1957-1958
                  • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of a group of mostly men (five nuns and one other woman seen) assembled on the steps of the Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
                  Cathedral High School, Burlington
                  Image nop
                    • Description: Formal school class photo of the students standing outside on the steps between the railings in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls in dresses. One priest stands in the back row another stands center front row. Photo #1? Undated.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School - Faculty
                    Cathedral High School - Faculty
                    Image nop
                      • Description: A portrait of the faculty of Cathedral High School taken at the Pearl Street entrance to the school. The photograph is dated summer 1937. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs