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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Christ the King School - First Communion
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    • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with the children assembled outside with one boy holding a banner. Photo #3.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Church Groups - Unidentified
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: 1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Dance Recitals
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        • Description: 1951/1952 photo of two young tap dancers posing on stage next to a piano.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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          • Description: Children's Choir dressed in robes assembled for a group photo of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Graduations - Unidentified
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            • Date Created: 1951
            • Description: 1951 photo of a group of young people assembled outside for a portrait. Older adults stand on either side. The girls wear summer dresses and corsages. One small child holds a graduation baton. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            May Crowning
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 portrait photo of women and young girls standing in what may be a chapel as they take part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits - Children
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                • Date Created: 1944
                • Description: Two images of the same infant placed in the corner of a couch for a portrait photo. Dated 1944. See also mcalB14F01i09 with who may be child's mother and grandmother.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits - Children
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                  • Date Created: 1944
                  • Description: Two images of two young children seated in an upholstered chair with a lamb stuffed toy. Dated 1944.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits - Children
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                    • Date Created: 1951
                    • Description: 1951 photo of three children seated in front of their Christmas tree with gifts the family received in the background. The two girls wear party dresses. Their brother sits between them.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits - Children (Parties)
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 birthday party for a young child seated at the table decorated with cake and individual cupcakes for each of the guests. Photo 3. See also mcalB14F12i02.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs