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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167 Portrait photography. 130 Burlington (Vt.). 76 High school students. 47 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 44 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 42 Girls. 36 Boys. 24 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 23 Buildings. 23 Church buildings. 23 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 23 Women. 19 Construction projects. 19 High school athletes. 18 School children. 17 Children. 16 Family. 16 Milton (Vt.). 14 Bristol (Vt.). 14 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 14 Camping. 14 House furnishings. 14 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 14 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 13 Business. 13 Camps. 13 College students. 13 Street photography. 12 Basketball. 12 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 12 Interior architecture. 12 Middlebury (Vt.). 12 Middlebury College. 11 Chapels. 11 Classrooms. 11 High school teachers. 10 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets. 10 Men. 9 Baseball. 9 Christmas greens. 8 Architectural photography. 8 Athletics. 8 Drugstores. 8 Musical groups. 8 Service stations. 8 Young women. 7 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.). 7 Drum majorettes. 7 Grand Isle (Vt.). 7 High school buildings. 7 Musicians. 7 Winooski (Vt.). 6 Actors. 6 Bands (Music). 6 Construction workers. 6 Costume. 6 Landscape photography. 6 Nurses. 6 Toys. 5 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 5 Gas ovens. 5 High school students -- Dramatic production. 5 Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.). 5 Offices. 5 Worship programs. 4 Automobiles. 4 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Colchester (Vt.). 4 Dwellings. 4 Employees. 4 Fanny Allen Hospital. 4 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 First communion. 4 Flowers. 4 Infants. 4 Nuns. 4 School sports. 3 Auditoriums. 3 Choirs (Music). 3 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 First Church of Christ, Scientist (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Gardens. 3 Gymnasiums. 3 High school graduates. 3 Radio stations. 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Students. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Burlington Business College. 2 Christmas pageants. 2 College teachers. 2 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 2 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 Middle school students. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 Theaters. 2 Trucks. 1 Advertising. 1 Animals. 1 Banners. 1 Basin Harbor (Vt.). 1 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept. 1 Champlain, Lake. 1 College graduates. 1 Dolls. 1 Horses. 1 Housing. 1 Machinery. 1 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Police. 1 Pool (game). 1 Priests. 1 Shelburne Museum. 1 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Tennis. 1 Tractors. 1 University of Vermont. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
Strong Theatre (Burlington, VT)
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    • Date Created: 1946
    • Description: 1946 photo of the Strong Building, home of Strong Hardware Co. and the Strong Theatre, as well as a drugstore and ice cream shop. Date on the building is 1902. The marquee reads: Abbott and Costello: "The Naughty Nineties," with Alan Curtis. (The movie came out in 1945.) The building was destroyed by arson in 1970, and rubble at the site was used to help build the Burlington bike path.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
    Cathedral Grammar School
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      • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students using chalk to create a picture on a blackboard that has a poem written on it entitled "My Mother." The poem extols the virtues of mothers. Other students sit at their desks reading.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
      Cathedral Grammar School
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        • Description: 1946 upper class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
        Portraits - Individuals
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          • Date Created: 1946-1947
          • Description: Mid 1940s photo of an older woman seated by a window with vases of flowers. She sits in a corner of a room in front of a counter which holds more vases and a large platter.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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            • Date Created: 1946
            • Description: 1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy Graduates. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Milton High School - Graduates
            Milton High School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Milton High School - Class Pictures
              Milton High School - Class Pictures
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                • Date Created: 1946
                • Description: 1946 Milton High School class picture.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Children
                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1946-1947
                  • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of an infant in a baby jumper seat surrounded with plush toys. Setting is a living room with Christmas tree behind.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits - Children
                  Portraits - Children
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                    • Date Created: 1946-1947
                    • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of a young girl in the living room seated in an upholstered chair with her dolls and the family dog.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Baseball
                    Burlington High School - Baseball
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                      • Description: Fall 1946 - Winter 1947 Burlington High School baseball team in uniform with coach on benches in grassy field. Photo #1?
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs