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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Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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    • Date Created: 1955
    • Description: 1955 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Girls wear robes. Photo #7.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1945-1946
      • Description: 1945 / 1946 photo of theatrical performance with a biblical theme as part of what looks to be a graduation ceremony at Mount St. Mary's Academy. May be angels of the Heavenly Host. (Luke 2:13) Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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        • Date Created: 1957
        • Description: 1957 photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. On stage six actors are gathered in a setting of what may be a room with a couch or bed center and triangular college and state pennants hanging in the background. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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          • Date Created: 1955
          • Description: 2 Sisters of Mercy (sister and novice) working on a vestment or altar cloth. Dated 1955.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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            • Date Created: 1961
            • Description: Five Sisters of Mercy, outside the convent, enjoying a sunny day. Photo #2. Dated 1961.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            State Health Building
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: Fall 1952 - site of the State Health Building being constructed at 115 Colchester Ave. (currently 195 Colchester Ave.) ; to the left in background is Mann Hall of Trinity College opposite the site also on upper Colchester Ave, Burlington, Vt.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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                • Date Created: 1950
                • Description: 1950 construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co, 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt. Back side looking toward Main Street (can see Edmunds High School building through the trees in background). Workmen seen on top of structure along with lumber and other building supplies.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Oil Tank Construction
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo with snow on the ground of oil tank under construction by C. A. Congdon Construction showing walled off area immediately surrounding the base of the tank.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Oil Tank Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1950
                    • Description: 1950 photo of an open ended pipe lying on the ground amidst tall grass and other vegetation.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Oil Tank Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1950
                      • Description: 1950 landscape view of oil tank construction site. Workmen and various trucks and machinery seen.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs