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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450 Portrait photography. 388 Burlington (Vt.). 314 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 255 High school students. 96 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 96 Grand Isle (Vt.). 69 High school athletes. 63 Basketball. 63 Camping. 56 Boys. 47 Students. 43 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 38 Choruses. 35 High school graduates. 34 House furnishings. 29 Children. 29 Women. 27 School sports. 25 Classrooms. 22 Choirs (Music). 21 Athletics. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 21 High school buildings. 20 Gymnasiums. 19 Cheerleading. 19 First communion. 19 Musicians. 19 Young women. 17 Camps. 17 Interior architecture. 17 Nuns. 16 Champlain, Lake. 16 School children. 16 Winooski (Vt.). 16 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 15 Buildings. 15 Worship programs. 14 Priests. 13 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 12 Dolls. 12 Family. 12 Swimming. 11 Actors. 11 Costume. 11 Dance. 11 High school students -- Dramatic production. 11 Piano. 10 Banners. 9 Cake. 9 Middle school students. 9 Musical groups. 9 Tennis. 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Dwellings. 8 Handicraft. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Archery. 7 Girl Scouts. 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 Statues. 6 Toys. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christmas greens. 5 Infants. 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 4 Buses. 4 Canoes and canoeing. 4 Chapels. 4 High school teachers. 4 Horses. 4 Men. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Dance recitals. 3 Drum majorettes. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Parades. 3 Trucks. 3 Women veterans. 2 Ballerinas. 2 Chairs. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Landscape photography. 2 Puppets. 2 Tap dancers. 2 Theaters. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Volleyball. 2 Weddings. 1 Animals. 1 Baseball. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 1 Salvation Army. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Skating. 1 Veterans. 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Young men.

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Portraits - Individuals
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    • Date Created: 1958
    • Description: Graduation yearbook photo contact sheet. McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond. Dated 1958.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
    Vergennes High School - Basketball
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      • Description: Vergennes High School Girls Basketball team with trophy. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
      Winooski High School - Chorus
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of the Winooski High School chorus with banner and choral director. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
        Winooski High School - Chorus
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear choral robes. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High
          Lyman C. Hunt Junior High
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: 1959 group portrait of students at the Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Girl Scouts
            Girl Scouts
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              • Description: Girls Scouts Birthday Party celebration with scouts gathered for the event. Cake seen to the far left. Members from troops 27, 31, 32, 41 present. Photo #4.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of First Congregational Church - Organizations
              First Congregational Church - Organizations
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                • Description: Sunday School class in the dining hall of the First Congregational Church. Several dressed in their children's choir robes. Photo 8.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Piano - Recitals
                Piano - Recitals
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: Formal portrait of a young pianist on the occasion of her piano recital.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Children
                  Portraits - Children
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                    • Date Created: 1944
                    • Description: Two images of an infant girl with large bow in her hair seated in the corner of an upholstered couch. She wears a ring and a bracelet. In one image she holds a composition Mama-type baby doll that has a wide frilled bonnet.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits - Children
                    Portraits - Children
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                      • Date Created: undated
                      • Description: Undated portrait photo of a young girl wearing her First Communion dress. She is standing in a living room. Same girl as in mcalB14F11i02
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs