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 Nazareth School - Graduates
Nazareth School - Graduates
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    • Date Created: 1958
    • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1958, with Rev. (Msgr.) Charles Marcoux, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, 1956-1970.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: 1959 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Piano - Recitals
      Piano - Recitals
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of young piano students at the time of their recital, with girls wearing long white gowns and the boys in jackets and bow ties. Name of studio unknown.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #15.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
          Christ the King School - Graduation
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            • Date Created: 1956/1957
            • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
            Christ the King School - Graduation
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1953.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral High School
              Cathedral High School
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                • Date Created: 1958
                • Description: 1958 photo of students and a priest, in the back row, outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a group picture. Photo #3
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 photo of a large group of students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #16.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • 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 Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: 1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside with the school seen behind them.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs