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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Burlington High School Track Team
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    • Description: 1947 BHS track team with Coach Holland "Dutch" Smith. One member holds a trophy. Photo #2.
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    Cathedral High School
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      • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School
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        • Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School
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          • Description: 1947 photo of Cathedral High School students outside for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #11.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School
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            • Description: 1947 photo of female students outside gathered for a group picture on the steps of Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont. A priest stands in front row at the center. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral High School
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              • Description: Summer-Spring 1948-1949 photo of Cathedral High School students gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Camps - Summer
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                • Description: 1957/1958 photo of a camp activity room with campers gathered around billiard and ping pong tables.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral Grammar School
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                  • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students partaking in a geography lesson. Various groups of children focus on different activities in the classroom.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Cathedral Grammar School
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                    • Description: 1946 upper grade class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Cathedral Grammar School
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                      • Description: 1946 photo (printed backwards) of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #30. (the number 30 is backwards)
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs