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 Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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    • Description: 1946 Class portrait with faculty taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #23. Printed backward from the negative as the door hinge is on opposite side and number lower left is backward.
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    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • Description: 1957 photo of a large number of students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
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      Miniature of Christ the King School - Graduation
      Christ the King School - Graduation
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        • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #1.
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        Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957 photo of a group of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a portrait.
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          Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
          Graduations - Unidentified
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            • Date Created: 1948-1949
            • Description: 1948/1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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            Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
            Graduation - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of graduates gathered outside each holding their diploma. Photo #2.
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              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
              Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                • Description: Formal class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken inside. Circa 1954-1957.
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                Miniature of Graham School
                Graham School
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                  • Description: A photograph captioned: "The Graham School, Burlington, Vt, 1956" The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
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                  Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
                  Cathedral High School, Burlington
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                    • Description: A group of students gather in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Two priests stand at either end in the back row. Most boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #?. Undated.
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                    Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
                    Christ the King School, Burlington
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                      • Description: Information on back of photograph reads "Father Searles [2nd from r.; Fr. John Gagnon, far right], Msgr. Bresnehan [Charles A. Towne?], (back row, 2nd front: James Teddy (?) 3 front) Cathedral Grammar School graduates (8th grade) or same group Freshman Class - Pomeroy School. Graduated from Rice Memorial High School (1960). The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Photo #1. Same group as mcalA09F05i38. Photo #1.
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