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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Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1957
    • Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students outside on the steps of the school. Photo #7.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
    Nazareth School - Graduates
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1952 (as written in the lower left corner), with Msgr. Joseph Pariseau, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, 1933-1956. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
      Graduations - Unidentified
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        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait along with an older man.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Graham School
          Graham School
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            • Description: A photograph captioned: "The Graham School, Burlington, Vt, 1956" The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
            Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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              • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
              Christ the King School, Burlington
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                • Description: Msgr Towne, Father Spears and Steady, Christ the King graduates class (8th Grade) [Class of '61 at Rice] Group assembled for a formal class portrait. The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Photo #1. 1961 Same group as mcalA09F05i40 and 42.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
                Christ the King School, Burlington
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                  • Description: Msgr Towne, Father Spears and Steady, Christ the King graduates class (8th Grade) [Class of '61 at Rice] Group assembled for a formal class portrait. The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Photo #1. 1961. Photo #3. 1961 Same group as mcalA09F05i40 and 41.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Graham School
                  Graham School
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                    • Description: A photograph captioned: "The Graham School, Burlington, Vt, 1956" The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
                    Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
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                      • Description: Undated photograph of a group of students taken in front of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs