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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    • Description: 1957 photo of a large number of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium for a group picture. Photo #31.
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    Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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      • Description: July 6, 1936 City of Burlington (ferry) seen in Lake Champlain near the shore line with workmen, barges, cranes and track. Photo #73.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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        • Description: July 7, 1936 photo of the double ended ferry, the City of Burlington afloat in the waters of Lake Champlain. In the foreground is an access ramp. To the right is a tug boat. Photo #75.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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          • Description: 1936 photo of a Cooper-Bessemer engine on a railroad flatbed car.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Christ the King School - Confirmation
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            • Description: Young men and women from the Christ the King Parish posing with Christ the King Church clergy in a photograph commemorating their receiving the Catholic sacrament of confirmation. Photograph is dated 1947. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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              • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #4.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Christ the King School - Graduation
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                • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Country Store Interior
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                  • Description: 1950 country store interior photo showing counter and shelves of merchandise. Could be the country store on the Shelburne Museum grounds.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Dairy Equipment
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                    • Description: 1945 photo of dairy test ware equipment displayed. Kimble glass bottles used for the Babcock test marked K NAFIS (National Farmers Information Service).
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Dairy Equipment
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                      • Description: 1945 photo of a dairy equipment presentation and demonstration in a room with elegantly curtained windows and hanging chandeliers. Could the location be Contois Auditorium in City Hall, Burlington, Vermont? Seen are round arched windows and a balcony in back.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs