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.
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Military Officers
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: 1937 portrait photo of a military officer.
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Milton High School - Class Pictures
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Milton High School class picture. Photo #27.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #1.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled on the steps of the stage. Photo #11.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled on the steps of the stage with stage scenery. Some girls wear initials "SA" on their sleeves Photo #6.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled on the steps of the stage. Photo #5.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered in the school library for a group portrait. Photo #16.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1948
- Description: 1948 portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy choral group in robes on the school's stage. Photo #8.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #22.
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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 #16.
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