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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Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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    • Date Created: 1957-1958
    • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of what may be a high school vocational workshop class. Adult instructor stands to the far left while boys work the woodworking machines.
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    Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
    Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 Cathedral Grammar School classroom with a nun standing in the back of the room. Students are seated at their desks studying. Photo #3.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
      Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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        • Description: Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students having refreshments as part of their First Communion. Parents stand along the edges of the classroom.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Trinity College, Burlington
        Trinity College, Burlington
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          • Description: A group of Trinity College students sit in wooden student chairs in a classroom with blackboard behind them.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of First Congregational Church - Organizations
          First Congregational Church - Organizations
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            • Description: Teacher Mr. Henry Paulus standing with several young boys, some dressed in their Junior Choir robes. Sunday School class located in Pilgrim House (demolished in 1960s). Photo #7.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
            Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946 classroom photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students sitting at their desks.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs