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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Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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    • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Student Activities
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      • Description: Students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #15.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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        • Description: Cast members and students of Mount St. Mary's assemble on stage in costume for one of the school's dramatic productions. Circa 1954-1957.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Musical Ensembles
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          • Description: Centennial Field located in Burlington, Vermont. Burlington Military Band. A man in a clown outfit stands in front. Circa 1920s - 1930s.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Musical Ensembles
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            • Description: Student band with their leader. Location Edmunds High School gymnasium/auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Musical Ensembles
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              • Description: Combined choral and orchestra groups assembled on and in front of stage. Location Edmunds High School building auditorum, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Event may be All State.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Odd Fellows
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                • Description: Members of the Odd Fellows assembled for a group portrait (second pose). Location may be lodge on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Undated.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Oil Storage Tanks
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                  • Description: Photo of a fuel tank truck near fuel storage tanks. Sign on the door of the truck reads, "Queen City Transports, Burlington, Vt"
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, families, unidentified
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                    • Description: Photo portrait of an elderly couple seated on a bench on the lawn outside a home. See this woman also in mcalA15F01i13
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, families, unidentified
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                      • Description: An older man and woman pose seated with other family members standing behind them. The one young boy wears a suit jacket, tie, shorts and knee socks. They are assembled outside a large brick building's porch with double columns.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs