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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Graduations - Unidentified
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: 1953 graduates with slogan "We Shall Stand and We Shall Conquer"
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    Graduations - Unidentified
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait along with an older man.
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      Graduation - Unidentified
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        • Description: Undated photo of a graduates gathered outside holding their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
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        Graduations - Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. All wear the same color gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man sits center second row. Photo #3.
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          Graduations - Unidentified
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            • Description: Undated photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man in a light colored suit standing in back row. Photo #1.
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            Graham School, Burlington, VT
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              • Date Created: 9156
              • Description: Fall 1956 photo of members of the Graham School.
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              Hi-Y Clubs
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of a boys' basketball team of the Burlington Hi-Y Club. Photo #2.
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                Hi-Y Clubs
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                  • Date Created: 1945
                  • Description: 1945 photo of the boys' basketball team of the Burlington Hi-Y Club.
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                  Houses, Miscellaneous Identified
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                    • Date Created: circa 1950's
                    • Description: 1950s photo of the McAllister House; 47 North Winooski Avenue. Built in 1889, the house was photographer Louis L. McAllister's residence from 1916 until his death in 1963.
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                    Houses -Unidentified
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                      • Date Created: circa 1940s
                      • Description: 1940s photo of house at 240 Shelburne Road, Burlington after a heavy snow fall. Is that Dr. Charles W. Gates standing outside?
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