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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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.
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    Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
    Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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      • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #17
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      Miniature of Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
      Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
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        • Description: 1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #7
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        Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
        St. Anthony's Church and School
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 students of St. Anthony School with Rev. Edmund Marion (right), pastor since 1940, and Rev. Arthur Hamel. The occasion must be the sacrament of Confirmation, since the students appear to be at that age. The church is on the left; the parish rectory, on the right; and the school is behind the church. The church cornerstone is dated 1902, and the rectory was built the same year. Photo #1.
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          Miniature of St. Anthony's Church and School
          St. Anthony's Church and School
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            • Date Created: 1944
            • Description: Graduating Class of 1944 at St. Anthony School, with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor. Family, including young children, can be seen in the background. The school was opened on Oct. 1, 1931 and had as many as 400 students. Fr. Marion became pastor in 1940 after having served in many parishes, and began renovations at the school as well as a hot lunch program.
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            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.
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              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their Memorial School. Girls are in light colored gowns; boys in dark. McAllister artfully arranged the graduates alternating light and dark gowns within the group. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." Photo #3.
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                Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                Graduations - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 South Burlington Central School graduates with slogan "With Every Privilege comes a Responsibility" Photo #2.
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                  Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                  Graduations - Unidentified
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait.
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                    Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                    Graduations - Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: 1944
                      • Description: 1944 photo of graduates gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Girls are in uniform. They all wear a long ribbon pinned to the left shoulder. This may be a Catholic school. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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