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


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


        Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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          • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's Journal Staff assembled in the library for a group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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            • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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              • Description: Cast members 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


              Offices
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                • Description: Undated photograph of a Burlington office interior. Original caption reads: Sign on the back wall reads "Queen" Could this be the office of Queen City Printers?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Offices
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                  • Description: Undated photograph, probably late 1950's or early 1960's, of a Burlington waiting room or company lounge area.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Oil Storage Tanks
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                    • Description: Undated photograph of a Queen City Transports tanker truck taken in front of oil storage tanks.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, children, unidentified
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                      • Description: Two young children seated in an upholstered chair. The older child sits on the arm of the chair while the younger baby sits leaning in the corner of the chair against her older sister. The baby wears a crocheted sweater and matching booties.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs