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.
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Cathedral Grammar School
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- Description: 1946 photo of upper class Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School female students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a class picture. Photo #12.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture. Photo #13.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral High School students with an older woman and older man assembled for a class picture outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #14.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1942 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled for a class picture. A large pastoral mural is seen behind. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Description: 1942 class photo of Cathedral High School students and one priest (standing 2nd row center) gathered on a stage with a large pastoral mural seen behind. Photo #8.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Description: Summer 1948 photo of a festive event at the main building at Camp Marycrest. Adults and children form a line as they pass food tables. Balloons and strings of flags are strung over head. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Description: Summer 1948 photo of Marycrest campers with their sleeping bags. They rest on the grass just off the long front porch of the main camp building. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Camp Marycrest - Misc.
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- Description: Summer 1948 photo of adults and children seated in groups on the lawn of Camp Marycrest enjoying conversation and refreshments.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs