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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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 on the front steps of the school for a formal class photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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        • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's participating in the St. Cecelia Orchestra assemble for a group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #30.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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          • Description: Students of Mount St Mary's Marian Trio, a choral group. The school was a private Catholic girls' school located in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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            • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on stage in costume for a group photo. One girl is in black face with Topsy Pick-a-Ninny hair style. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Senior Class Play: "Career Angel" Circa 1954-1957.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Portraits, families, unidentified
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              • Description: What appears to be a wedding anniversary party with the guests of honor standing in the center surrounded by other family members and guests. Also present is a nun in traditional habit. See also mcalA15F02i21
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits, families, unidentified
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                • Description: An outdoor group portrait of an unidentified man and woman with eight children as they stand in front of a wood frame clapboard house. Three children kneel on a toboggan. Same family group also seen in mcalA09F12i34, mcalA15F02i30, i31
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits, families, unidentified
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                  • Description: A multi generation family gather around the sofa in a well furnished home for a portrait. See the same family also in mcalA15F03i04
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, families, unidentified
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                    • Description: A man, woman and two daughters gather on a sofa for a portrait. Photo #4. See the same family members in mcalA15F03i03 and i04
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: A man and woman gather near a Christmas tree in their home with a young boy and girl. Christmas gifts are displayed beneath the tree. They include a chemistry outfit and a model train set. The girl holds a doll. See also mcalA15F03i01 for an earlier Christmas photo.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs