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 Burlington (Vt.). 161 Portrait photography. 61 High school students. 46 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 36 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 35 Girls. 32 College students. 32 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 26 College teachers. 22 Church buildings. 22 Gymnasiums. 21 Children. 18 Young women. 17 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 17 Middlebury (Vt.). 17 Middlebury College. 17 Weddings. 16 Bridegrooms. 16 Brides. 16 High school athletes. 16 High school buildings. 16 Men. 16 Nuns. 15 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 14 Students. 12 Basketball. 12 Women. 11 Choruses. 11 Family. 9 Buildings. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Musicians. 8 College graduates. 7 Auditoriums. 7 Bands (Music). 7 Women veterans. 6 House furnishings. 6 Infants. 6 Priests. 6 School sports. 6 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 5 Boys. 5 Christmas greens. 5 Drum majorettes. 5 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 High school students -- Dramatic production. 5 Marriage. 5 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Actors. 4 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 4 Interior architecture. 4 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 4 Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Vermont. 4 Restaurants. 4 University of Vermont. 3 Cake. 3 Cheerleading. 3 Employees. 3 High school graduates. 3 Rifles. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Class reunions. 2 Classrooms. 2 Dolls. 2 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 2 Machinery. 2 Musical groups. 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Piano. 2 Reunions. 2 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Statues. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Veterans. 2 Young men. 1 Athletics. 1 Baseball. 1 Camping. 1 Camps. 1 Chapels. 1 Dance recitals. 1 Dwellings. 1 First communion. 1 Furniture. 1 High school teachers. 1 Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Offices. 1 School children. 1 Service stations. 1 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 1 Toys.

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Miniature of Trinity College - Graduation
Trinity College - Graduation
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • Description: 1956 Trinity College graduates assembled on stairs, perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Trinity College - Sports & Activities
    Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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      • Date Created: 1956
      • Description: 1956 Trinity College students and members of a sports team (basketball?).
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
      Portraits - Individuals
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        • Date Created: 1956-1957
        • Description: Photo of a nun dated 1956 or 1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
        Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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          • Date Created: 1956-1957
          • Description: Mid 1950s photo of young people with several adults gathered in a rustic restaurant. Overhead hangs a wooden log chandelier. See mcalB16F07i08 for a 1953 photo of another group. Photo #1.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Weddings
          Weddings
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            • Date Created: 1956-08-25
            • Description: August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. begin to cut into their wedding cake at the wedding reception. They are in Fellowship Hall on the ground floor of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The heavy wooden sliding doors with windows behind them closed off the chapel. Betty was a member of the church. Photo #8.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
            Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
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              • Date Created: 1956-1957
              • Description: Ca. 1956 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at an unknown location. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Legion of Mary
              Legion of Mary
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                • Date Created: 1956-1957
                • Description: Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in the back with a religious statue in front. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #1.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Houses -Identified
                Houses -Identified
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                  • Date Created: 1956-1957
                  • Description: 1956/1957 winter photo of 47 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Back of house fence looking at Grant Street.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Middlebury College - Summer School Groups - Unidentified
                  Middlebury College - Summer School Groups - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1956
                    • Description: Group of Middlebury College attendees, very likely graduate students or assistant faculty in one of the language schools. Dated 1956.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Cheerleaders
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Cheerleaders
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                      • Date Created: 1956-1957
                      • Description: 1956 or 1957 photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy cheerleaders in uniform in cheering poses outside on the steps of the school with large megaphone with initials MSM. Photo #29
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs