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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Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1942
    • Description: 1942 group photo of students gathered outside on the steps of Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont. Two older women stand in the group. Photo #14.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Cathedral High School
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of Cathedral High School students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vt. Photo #5.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School
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        • Date Created: 1945-04
        • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled inside on bleachers for a group picture. Photo #12.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School
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          • Date Created: 1945-04
          • Description: April 1945 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled inside on bleachers in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #15
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #9.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral High School
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: 1947 photo of a large number of female students of varying ages gathered in a room; some seated in folding chairs at long narrow wooden tables accompanied by a priest.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral High School
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                • Date Created: 1951
                • Description: Winter 1951 photo of the senior choir standing in the sanctuary of St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vermont. It is Lent. In the back is the senior choir director Jerome Childs. Also present are Maurice Villemaire and Blanche Bonnette. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral High School
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                  • Date Created: 1957
                  • Description: 1957 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #14.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 photo of a female Cathedral High School students gathered for a group picture. Photo #30.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 photo of female Cathedral High School students gathered in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #5
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs