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.
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Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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- Description: Undated photograph of the Tydol gas station that was located at 54-56 North Winooski Avenue at the corner of Grant St. This structure was destroyed by fire in 2003.
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Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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- Date Created: 1928-10-27
- Description: Photograph dated Oct. 27, 1928 of a street construction project on North Winooski Ave. The buildings pictured are located at 41, 45, and 47 North Winooski Avenue.
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Burlington Streets: Winooski Ave.
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- Date Created: 1928-10-17
- Description: Photograph dated Oct. 17, 1928 of a street paving project in front of 57 North Winooski Avenue, just below the intersection of North Winooski Avenue and Grant Street.
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Camp Abnaki
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- Description: Undated photo no. 4 but may be 1951 and related to Camp Abnaki's 50th anniversary. The camp is a summer resident camp for boys in North Hero on the shores of Lake Champlain owned by the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). Seen here is a formal group portrait of what appears to be staff.
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Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Teenage campers pose on the dock extending out into Lake Champlain from the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. They may be youth or swim activity counselors. One young lady wears a sweat shirt of University of Connecticut. Photo #12.
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Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: A group of young campers and their counselor stand by a pool table in one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s. Photo #14.
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Camps: Unidentified
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- Description: An outdoor setting near Lake Champlain is the site for a pageant. A large group of mostly girls (or all girls) are dressed in costume with flags, shields, weapons. "Indians" wrapped on blankets stand to the left. May be at a girls' summer camp. Date and location unknown but may be 1920s or 1930s. Photo #2. Similar to mcalA08F06i08 but a different angle. See also mcalA17F15i31.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of students gather in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? One priest stands near the right in the back row. Some boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #4. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of students gather on the steps between the railings in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Three priests stand in the back row. Most of boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #7. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 formal class photo of Cathedral High School Sophomore class of 1955 / 1956 assembled on the gymnasium bleachers. The girls are in school uniform and are in the front (with class officers in front row). All the rest of the boys are standing in the back rows. Class officers Joyce Guyette, President ; Julia Lawler, Secretary ; Michael Pearo, Vice President ; John Cannizzaro, Treasurer. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956, section for sophomore class.
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