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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148 Burlington (Vt.). 144 Portrait photography. 37 High school students. 32 Buildings. 31 Women. 30 Men. 29 Church buildings. 29 Construction projects. 29 Girls. 27 Winooski (Vt.). 25 Musicians. 24 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 22 High school athletes. 21 Boys. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 20 Children. 18 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 17 Actors. 17 Family. 16 Business. 16 Musical groups. 16 Oil storage tanks. 16 School sports. 15 High school students -- Dramatic production. 15 Students. 14 Veterans. 13 Costume. 13 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 13 Women veterans. 12 Auditoriums. 12 Automobiles. 12 Hospitals. 11 Bands (Music). 11 Landscape photography. 10 Basketball. 10 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Christmas greens. 10 High school buildings. 10 Middlebury (Vt.). 10 Middlebury College. 10 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 10 Piano. 9 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 9 House furnishings. 9 Restaurants. 9 Street photography. 8 College teachers. 8 Gymnasiums. 8 Priests. 8 Stores, Retail. 7 Choruses. 7 Trucks. 6 Blackface entertainers. 6 Choirs (Music). 6 High school teachers. 6 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 5 Baseball. 5 Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 5 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 Banners. 4 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 College students. 4 Football. 4 High school graduates. 4 Interior architecture. 4 Santa Claus. 4 Service stations. 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Architectural photography. 3 Athletics. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Construction workers. 3 Minstrel shows. 3 Museums. 3 Shelburne (Vt.). 3 Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.). 3 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 3 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Toys. 3 Urban parks. 3 Young women. 2 Armed Forces -- Officers. 2 Battery Park (Vt.). 2 Cheerleading. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Classrooms. 2 Dance recitals. 2 Dolls. 2 Drugstores. 2 Employees. 2 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 2 Housing. 2 Infants. 2 Nuns. 2 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Tap dancers. 2 Tennis. 1 Advertising. 1 Ballerinas. 1 Brides. 1 Bridges. 1 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Department stores. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Monuments. 1 Offices. 1 Parades. 1 Portrait photography 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles). 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Theatricals
Theatricals
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    • Date Created: 1952
    • Description: 1952 school stage production performed at Taft School auditorium.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Theatricals
    Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 minstrel show? Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Shelburne High School
      Shelburne High School
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        • Date Created: 1952
        • Description: 1952 photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 6 girls and 2 boys. John E. McGee, principal, science & math teacher, and coach from 1935-1960, stands in the back row. The school closed in 1964. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of State Health Building Construction (Burlington, VT)
        State Health Building Construction (Burlington, VT)
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 construction site photo of State Health Building being built. Listed as 115 Colchester Ave. in 1954 city directory (currently 195 Colchester Ave.). Newly built Mary Fletcher Hospital seen to the right in background.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
          St. Anthony's Church and School
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: Graduating Class of 1952 at St. Anthony School, with Rev. Bernard Couture (left) and Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of School Groups - Unidentified
            School Groups - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of a group of young men and women. Identity of group, location, and occasion unknown.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
              Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 Lisbon, NH school band poses in front of the west entrance of City Hall as participants in the Vermont Music Festival (Burlington, VT)
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski Bridge Repair
                Winooski Bridge Repair
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 Winooski Bridge repair work in progress. View is looking toward Winooski.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
                  Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #4.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
                    Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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                      • Date Created: 1952-01-10
                      • Description: January 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs