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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153 Burlington (Vt.). 140 Portrait photography. 54 Girls. 51 High school students. 42 Women. 37 Business. 37 Men. 32 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 29 Brides. 28 Bridegrooms. 28 Buildings. 24 Interior architecture. 23 Church buildings. 20 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 20 Grand Isle (Vt.). 17 School children. 17 Weddings. 16 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 15 Classrooms. 15 Service stations. 14 High school athletes. 14 Priests. 13 Architectural photography. 13 Family. 13 School sports. 12 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 12 High school graduates. 11 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 11 Construction projects. 11 Employees. 11 High school buildings. 11 Machinery. 11 Young women. 10 Actors. 10 Burlington International Airport. 10 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Nuns. 8 Students. 7 Baseball. 7 Boys. 7 Cake. 7 Children. 7 Nurses. 7 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation. 7 Young men. 6 Auditoriums. 6 Banners. 6 Camping. 6 High school students -- Dramatic production. 6 Marriage. 6 Milton (Vt.). 6 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 6 Restaurants. 6 Stores, Retail. 6 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Veterans. 5 Basketball. 5 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Colchester (Vt.). 5 College graduates. 5 Construction workers. 5 Costume. 5 Fanny Allen Hospital. 5 Railroad tracks. 5 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Trucks. 4 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Cheerleading. 4 Choruses. 4 Drum majorettes. 4 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 House furnishings. 4 Parades. 4 Street photography. 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 University of Vermont. 4 Worship programs. 3 Bands (Music). 3 Buses. 3 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 3 Camps. 3 Christmas greens. 3 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Farms. 3 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Gas ovens. 3 High school teachers. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Musical groups. 3 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 3 Salvation Army. 3 Tennis. 3 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Animals. 2 Archery. 2 Athletics. 2 Automobiles. 2 Barns. 2 Choirs (Music). 2 College students. 2 College teachers. 2 Cows. 2 Department stores. 2 Flowers. 2 Gymnasiums. 2 Infants. 2 Musicians. 2 Offices. 2 Robert Hull Fleming Museum. 2 Shelburne (Vt.). 2 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 2 Statues. 2 Toys. 2 Track and field athletes. 2 Winooski (Vt.). 2 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bowling. 1 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept. 1 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Champlain, Lake. 1 Confirmation -- Catholic Church. 1 Dance. 1 Dwellings. 1 Handicraft. 1 Middle school students. 1 Middlebury (Vt.). 1 Middlebury College. 1 Painting. 1 Plants. 1 Police. 1 Puppets. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Sewage disposal. 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Stoves. 1 Swimming. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Volleyball.

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Miniature of Theatricals
Theatricals
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    • Date Created: 1947-1948
    • Description: 1947 / 1948 photo of a group of people dressed outlandish costumes taken in someone's living room. Halloween?!
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Regular Veterans Association
    Regular Veterans Association
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: Members of the Regular Veterans Association with the American flag and the group's flag behind them. Dated 1947. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Shelburne High School
      Shelburne High School
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: 1947 photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 6 girls and 3 boys. John E. McGee, principal, science & math teacher, and coach from 1935-1960, stands in the back row. The school closed in 1964. Photo #3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Stores - B.F. Goodrich (Burlington, VT)
        Stores - B.F. Goodrich (Burlington, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 114 Cherry Street: Direct view of B.F. Goodrich store, with an unidentifiable machine propping the door open. On the far right is a parking lot inside the uppermost block of Church Street. (A young boy peers through the store windows.) This section of Cherry St. has been rebuilt and consists of government offices, Borders books, and other retail stores.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
          Trinity College - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947. Interior photo of a large group of children with mothers and caregivers, very likely part of Trinity College's interest in early childhood education and early diagnosis of developmental disorders. Childrens Day? Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
            Vermont National Guard Hangar - Construction (Burlington Morrissey)
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              • Date Created: 1947
              • Description: October 1947. Construction of the Vermont National Guard Hangar in Burlington showing the steel arches and workmen. Work by Wright & Morrissey Contractors of Burlington
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Weddings
              Weddings
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 wedding portrait of bride, groom and members of the wedding party including flower girl standing outside the church. Location is the First United Methodist Church entrance on Buell Street side, Burlington, Vermont.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Weddings
                Weddings
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                  • Date Created: 1947
                  • Description: 1947 bride, groom, members of the wedding party and parents pose in a restaurant.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
                  Cathedral Grammar School [Prints]
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                    • Description: 1947 Cathedral Grammar School students use straws to drink milk from glass bottles. Reading lesson posters hang on the wall. Photo #10. Similar to 1945 photo mcalB17F23i15
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
                    Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 photo of religious statue (Virgin Mary) under a canopy surrounded by lilies in Saint Joseph's Church.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs