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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Miniature of Weddings
Weddings
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    • Description: A young woman of color places a crown on the head of the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Also seen are several other young ladies, a boy and a girl. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of University of Vermont R.O.T.C. Band
    University of Vermont R.O.T.C. Band
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      • Date Created: 1930
      • Description: 1930 photo of the University of Vermont R.O.T.C. Infantry Battalion Band standing in front of the Ira Allen Chapel on the UVM campus. Joseph F. Lechnyr (d. 1959), longtime director of music ensembles in Burlington and Middlebury, is conductor. Mc2 seen in lower right corner indicating the photographer's numbering system. Photo was also numbered No.2 and available for sale for 50 cents.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
      Christ the King School - First Communion
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        • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1958. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
        Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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          • Date Created: 1946
          • Description: 1946 group portrait of men outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #7?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Saint Michael's College - Groups
          Saint Michael's College - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Men gather in a pews in a chapel or church for a group portrait. Chapel of Saint Michael the Archangel? Religious statue seen in background. Photo 32.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
            Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946 group portrait of women outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
              Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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                • Date Created: 1957
                • Description: 1957 May Crowning participants standing in front of the crowned statue of the Virgin Mary in the Sacred Heart Chapel of Mount St. Mary's in Burlington.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of UVM Ira Allen Chapel
                UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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                  • Description: Ira Allen Chapel, as seen from the UVM green on a snowy day.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM Ira Allen Chapel
                  UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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                    • Description: Interior view of the University of Vermont's Ira Allen Chapel as seen from the balcony. Located in Burlington, Vermont.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
                    Christ the King School - First Communion
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                      • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion undated. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs