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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Saint Michael's College - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1935-1936
    • Description: 1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to the right: those of Bishop Rice and the Diocese of Burlington. Left to right: Bishop Joseph Rice, Mr. McNamara, Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.) Photo #3.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    UVM - ROTC : Ethan Allen Rifles
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      • Description: Members of Ethan Allen Rifles were ROTC students at UVM. According to the 1953 Ariel (UVM yearbook), in which this photo appears (p.100), two major objectives of the group were to organize an annual military ball and provide a drill platoon at Federal Inspection. Dated 1951. Photo #79.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      UVM - ROTC Band
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        • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Billings Library. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. Photo dated 1953.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1948
          • Description: 1948 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus dressed in robes standing in a school stair well.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside beneath an arbor or trellis eating lunch. Photo #13.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: 1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside with the school seen behind them. Photo #11.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table in the school library. Some wear badges on their uniforms with initials "SA". One girl holds an open pamphlet. Photo #16
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table in the school library. Some wear badges on their uniforms with initials "SA". One girl has an open pamphlet on the table in front of her. Photo #14.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #21.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                      • Date Created: 1954
                      • Description: 1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs