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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Dance Recitals
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    • Description: 1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume along with their dance teacher. Photo #1.
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    Doll Collection
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      • Description: 1957/1958 photo of two young girls with antique dolls. Many of the dolls have bisque, parian or china heads. At least one French fashion present. Dewees Cochran dolls to the far left. Also there are a couple of nun dolls and a Bye-lo baby doll is in carriage to the right. Photo #5.
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      Christ the King School - First Communion
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        • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys do not wear jackets but sport ties. A religious banner is also seen along with an altar boy back row center. Photo #5.
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        Christ the King School - First Communion
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          • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside with two priests, a religious banner and an altar boy. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. Photo #2?
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          Christ the King School - First Communion
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            • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with children assembled outside. One boy holds a banner. Photo #4.
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            Christ the King School - First Communion
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              • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with the children assembled outside with one boy holding a banner. Photo #2.
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              Christ the King School - First Communion
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                • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1958. Photo #3.
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                Christ the King School - Graduation
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                  • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #4.
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                  Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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                    • Description: 1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #3.
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                    Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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                      • Description: 1946/1947 photo of a group of nurses standing outside on steps. Photo #5.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs