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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Middlebury College Groups
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    • Description: Group photo of adults assembled outside Pearsons Hall at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s. Three dogs, one cat and one baby are also present.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Middlebury College Groups
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      • Description: Smaller group adults [Russian Summer School faculty] seated outside on and standing behind a wooden bench with green bushes in the back. Undated.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Middlebury College Groups
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        • Description: Loosely assembled group of adults [Spanish Summer School faculty] on the steps outside one of the buildings on the Middlebury College campus. Undated. Same group as mcalA13F07i21
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Middlebury College Groups
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          • Description: Loosely assembled group of adults [Spanish Summer School faculty] outside on the steps of one of the buildings on the Middlebury College campus. Undated. Same group as mcalA13F07i20
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Middlebury College Groups
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            • Description: Large group of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Middlebury College Groups
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              • Description: Group of men and women [French Summer School faculty] assembled on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Middlebury College Groups
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                • Description: Group of men and women assembled [French Summer School faculty]on benches outside one of the buildings on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 4. Same group as mcalA13F08i07
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Middlebury College - Groups
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                  • Description: A large group of men and women [Russian Summer School faculty and students] assembled in four rows outside nearby building on Middlebury College campus in Middlebury, Vermont. Photo 6.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's
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                    • Date Created: 1957
                    • Description: 1957 students of Mount St. Mary's Catholic girls' school Marian A Capella Choir gathered in the choir loft.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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                      • Description: Formal class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken inside. Circa 1954-1957.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs