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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Milton Elementary School
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 1946 Milton Elementary School class portrait assembled outside on benches in a grassy field. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Milton High School - Building
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 view of the Milton High School building. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled on the school's stage with a student portraying the Virgin Mary. She holds a figurine of the Baby Jesus. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Cheerleaders
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy cheerleaders with megaphone and initials MSM. Photo #13.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: 1955 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing in the gymnasium with the nun coach.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in robes in the choir loft of church or chapel with pipe organ behind. Photo #23.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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- Date Created: 1960
- Description: 1960 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #16.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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