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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450 Portrait photography. 388 Burlington (Vt.). 314 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 255 High school students. 96 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 96 Grand Isle (Vt.). 69 High school athletes. 63 Basketball. 63 Camping. 56 Boys. 47 Students. 43 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 38 Choruses. 35 High school graduates. 34 House furnishings. 29 Children. 29 Women. 27 School sports. 25 Classrooms. 22 Choirs (Music). 21 Athletics. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 21 High school buildings. 20 Gymnasiums. 19 Cheerleading. 19 First communion. 19 Musicians. 19 Young women. 17 Camps. 17 Interior architecture. 17 Nuns. 16 Champlain, Lake. 16 School children. 16 Winooski (Vt.). 16 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 15 Buildings. 15 Worship programs. 14 Priests. 13 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 12 Dolls. 12 Family. 12 Swimming. 11 Actors. 11 Costume. 11 Dance. 11 High school students -- Dramatic production. 11 Piano. 10 Banners. 9 Cake. 9 Middle school students. 9 Musical groups. 9 Tennis. 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Dwellings. 8 Handicraft. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Archery. 7 Girl Scouts. 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 Statues. 6 Toys. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christmas greens. 5 Infants. 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 4 Buses. 4 Canoes and canoeing. 4 Chapels. 4 High school teachers. 4 Horses. 4 Men. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Dance recitals. 3 Drum majorettes. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Parades. 3 Trucks. 3 Women veterans. 2 Ballerinas. 2 Chairs. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Landscape photography. 2 Puppets. 2 Tap dancers. 2 Theaters. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Volleyball. 2 Weddings. 1 Animals. 1 Baseball. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 1 Salvation Army. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Skating. 1 Veterans. 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1957
    • Description: 1957 photo of a female Cathedral High School students gathered for a group picture. Photo #30.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral High School - Basketball
    Cathedral High School - Basketball
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      • Description: Members of the 1945-1946 Cathedral High School girls' basketball team pose for a group picture. One girl holds a basketball in her lap labeled "CHS 45-46" Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Dance Recitals
      Dance Recitals
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 1.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Doll Collection
        Doll Collection
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957/1958 photo of two young girls with antique dolls. Many of the dolls have bisque, parian or china heads. At least one French fashion present. Dewees Cochran dolls to the far left. Also there are a couple of nun dolls and a Bye-lo baby doll is in carriage to the right. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Doll Collection
          Doll Collection
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            • Date Created: 1957
            • Description: 1957/1958 photo of two young girls with antique dolls. Many of the dolls have bisque, parian or china heads. There are three nun dolls, Kathe Kruse dolls and a Bye-lo baby doll is in carriage to the right. Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Congregational Church - Choirs
            Congregational Church - Choirs
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              • Description: Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #15.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
              Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing in the gymnasium with school banner. Photo #9.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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                  • Date Created: 1956
                  • Description: 1956 or 1957 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled outside on the steps of the school . Photo #10.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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                    • Date Created: 1941
                    • Description: 1941 typing class Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Royal typewriter keyboard charts hang on the walls.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 photo of students of Mount St. Mary's Academy working on and displaying their art projects in class. The large painting to the left appears to have a nursery rhyme theme with images of Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Jack and the Bean Stalk and Mary, Mary Quite Contrary. Photo #29.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs