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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Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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    • Description: Cathedral High School majorettes posing on bleachers. Photograph is dated 1958. Photo #42?
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    Cathedral High School - Majorettes
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      • Description: A Cathedral High School majorette posing on steps before an American flag. Photograph is dated 1956.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School - Tennis Team
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        • Description: Members of the Cathedral High School Tennis Team posing on the steps of Cathedral high School. The photograph is dated 1942.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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          • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #6?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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            • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Champlain Choristers
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              • Date Created: 1948/1949
              • Description: 1948/1949 photo of men's musical group, the Champlain Choristers, with piano and banner. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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                • Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo of sale on Evinrude outboard motor boats seen inside a tent. Flotation cushions and banners are suspended in the background. See also mcalB07F10i03 and mcalA01F11i18.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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                  • Date Created: 1936
                  • Description: 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry. This may be preparation for the launching as the boat is decorated with streamers of flags from bow to stern along with American flags. Many people mill around the area. A ladder leans against the bow and a man is climbing up it.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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                    • Date Created: 1936-07-02
                    • Description: July 2, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company's "City of Burlington" ferry as it heads out into Lake Champlain. People are crowded on shore watching its launching. Photo #63.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Champlain Transportation Co. - Ferry Construction
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                      • Description: April 27, 1936 photo of the construction of either the ferry the City of Burlington or the City of Plattsburg in Vermont by the General Ship & Engine Works for Mr. Horace Corbin of the Champlain Transportation Company. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs