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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Milton High School - Class Pictures
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: 1945 Milton High School class picture. Photo #18.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Milton High School - Graduates
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      • Date Created: 1946
      • Description: 1946 Milton High School graduates. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Morrill, Justin Smith, Bust
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        • Date Created: 1944
        • Description: 1944 photo of a marble sculptured bust of Justin Smith Morrill made by Italian born artist Preston Powers.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Buildings and Surroundings
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          • Date Created: 1952
          • Description: 1952 photo of wooded area with trees on the grounds of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled in choir loft with pipe organ behind. Photo #26.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: 1959 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) 3rd row from the front, 3rd from the left. Photo #18.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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                • Date Created: 1941
                • Description: 1941 high school art class with some younger students in attendance at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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                  • Date Created: 1954
                  • Description: 1954 science class at Mount St. Mary's Academy with the girls studying human anatomy. Charts on the wall display the structure of the human eye and the digestive system. A nun stands nearby. Long bench student desks in foreground. Photo #20.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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                    • Date Created: 1941
                    • Description: 1941 Mount St. Mary's Academy Graduates. Photo #7.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: 1953 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #4?
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs