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 High School
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of Cathedral High School students assembled for a group picture. Photo #21.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 group photo of Cathedral High School students assembled in the school gymnasium. Photo #12.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Band
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- Date Created: 1944
- Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, assembled in front of the south entrance to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral High School - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 Cathedral High School Junior Varsity boys' basketball team. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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- Date Created: 1956/1957
- Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #7.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo of dome shaped tent-like structure with banner strung over the entrance. Possibly the same structure for the Evinrude sale of outboard and motor boats. Photo #4. See also mcalA01F11i14.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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- Date Created: 1936
- Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry cruising in Lake Champlain with the water front seen in the background.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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- Date Created: 1936-07-02
- Description: July 2, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry as dignitaries prepare to christen the boat. A woman holds the champagne bottle surrounded by honored guests including children. The boat is still in dry dock and the ladder once leaning on the bow has been removed. Photo #59.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Date Created: 1936-05-11
- Description: May 11, 1936. Construction of a ferry for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. That central pipe (smoke stack?) can be seen being supported by two poles. Photo #28.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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- Date Created: 1936-04-30
- Description: April 30, 1936. Photo of the engine works on a ferry being constructed in Vermont for the Champlain Transportation Company by the General Ship & Engine Works. Photo #16.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs