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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Christ the King Church
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of Rev. Charles A. Towne posing with a fellow priest and two female Christ the King parishioners. Photo #5.
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Christ the King School
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- Description: Students and teachers from Christ the King School posing in the cafeteria after breakfast. Note the dog at the bottom of the picture Photograph is undated. Original caption reads: Spring, Summer.
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Christ the King School
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- Description: a second shot of students and teachers from Christ the King School posing in the cafeteria after breakfast. Note the dog at the bottom of the picture Photograph is undated. Original caption reads: Spring, Summer.
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Christ the King School
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- Description: Photograph of a luncheon at Christ the King School. Photograph is undated.
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Christ the King School - Confirmation
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- Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Rev. Charles A Towne in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1949. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Christ the King School - First Communion
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- Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1948/1949 with children assembled outside. The boys wear dark jackets in this picture. Also seen is an altar boy holding a religious banner back row center. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Christ the King School - First Communion
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- Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1945 with children assembled outside. The boys do not wear jackets but sport ties and a few wear suspenders. "Regnet Christus" engraved over the door. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Christ the King School - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1959.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Christ the King School - Graduation
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at far left.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Church Groups - Unidentified
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 photo of a church choir and two people in the role of religious figures Joseph and Mary at Christmas. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #2?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs