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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    • Date Created: 1946-1947
    • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of same baby girl seated on a small table posing for a portrait. She glances to the side while she holds tightly to her stuffed toy panda bear .
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    Miniature of Portraits - Children
    Portraits - Children
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      • Date Created: 1956-1957
      • Description: 1956 / 1957 portrait photo of a baby girl standing in a chair.
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      Miniature of Portraits - Family
      Portraits - Family
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        • Date Created: 1947
        • Description: Dated earlier as 1944 (see mcalB14F16i070), this indoor Christmas photo shows possibly five generations of women in the family.
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        Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
        Portraits - Individuals
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          • Date Created: 1945
          • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a young girl in a room seated in an upholstered chair.
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          Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
          Portraits - Individuals
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            • Date Created: 1958
            • Description: A young woman wearing a riding outfit sits on a saddled horse that stands in a field. Dated 1958. Photo #6.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of an all female production cast assembled in what may be an radio studio. To the right a young woman stands at a floor microphone. Another stands to the left. They hold what appear to be scripts.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
              Vergennes High School - Basketball
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                • Description: Three members of the Vergennes High School Girls Basketball team.
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                Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
                Vergennes High School - Basketball
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                  • Date Created: 1943-1944
                  • Description: 1943 / 1944 Vergennes High School girls basketball team and coaches in the school gymnasium. Ball held by youngest member (front, center) is dated "43-44." (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
                  Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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                    • Date Created: 1949
                    • Description: 1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders lead a cheer in the gymnasium. They wear their school sweatshirts with the letter "W". Photo #8.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Portraits, children, unidentified
                    Portraits, children, unidentified
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                      • Description: A Christmas photo of a large group of children seated on raised bleachers in a narrow room. Boys (wearing suits and ties) are seated on one side ; the girls on the other. On the floor between the two bleacher sections is Santa Claus (in suit and face mask) along with many other younger children. Each child holds a Christmas stocking filled with gifts and treats. A large decorated Christmas tree is seen in the center background.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs