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 Nazareth School, Burlington
Nazareth School, Burlington
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    • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1959, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #2. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
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    Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School, Burlington
    Cathedral Grammar School, Burlington
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      • Description: Class photo of students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. A priest stands in the back row. Coats and jackets have been discarded on the top step to the right. Undated.
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      Miniature of Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
      Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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        • Date Created: 1958
        • Description: Date 1958. Group photo a very large group of students attending German Summer School at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont taken outside Pearsons Hall. Photo 4.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Dance Recitals
        Dance Recitals
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          • Description: Twelve young girls are dressed in their tap military line dance recital majorette outfits. The stand in two lines of six each in a V-shape formation. Students of Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. Date 1950s. Photo 10.
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          Miniature of Graham School
          Graham School
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            • Description: A photograph from the folder captioned: "The Graham School." The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
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            Miniature of Cathedral High School
            Cathedral High School
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              • Date Created: 1957
              • Description: 1957 photo of a large group of students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. One older woman stands to the far left. Photo #8.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral High School
              Cathedral High School
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                • Date Created: 1957
                • Description: 1957 photo of a large group of students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #14.
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                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Description: 1957 photo of a large group of students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #4.
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                  Miniature of Cathedral High School
                  Cathedral High School
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 photo of students standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont for a group picture. One boy at the far right wears a school jacket with the letter C. Photo #9.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: 1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs