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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Portraits, children, unidentified
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- Description: First communion? A large group of school children stand in three rows dressed for a special occasion. Location is Mount St Mary's stage. School was on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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Portraits, groups, unidentified
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- Description: A group of men (one in a pair of knickers), women and one little girl gather outside for a group portrait. A large brick building is behind them. Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s?
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Theatricals
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- Description: A cast of characters in costumes from a play production pose for a group photograph on stage. Appears to be all female (who knows who is in the Santa Claus suit). Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: Class of 1957 Cathedral High School cheer leading squad. Taken in the downstairs gymnasium. Left to Right: Mary Ploof, Irene Daigle, Marilyn Murray, Judy Myette, Ann Marie Murphy, Danielle Dole, Mary Ann Ramaccia, Mary Zola and Janet Bourdeau. Photo #33.
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Athletics, unidentified
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- Date Created: undated
- Description: Photo of young girls exercising with their instructor nearby. Location may be the old YMCA basketball court in Burlington, Vermont. Undated by may be 1920s or 1930s.
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Dance Recitals - Unidentified
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- Description: 1961?? A group of young ladies strike a pose on an outdoor platform. Many have an arm or leg extended and wear ballet slippers. Girls summer camp, may be MacArthur or Marycrest. Photo #8. See also mcalB04F32i05 and mcalB05F01i01
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May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of a woman holding a pillow on which sets a crown. Four young girls stand with her and hold bouquets of daisies. They are taking part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
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Portraits, children, unidentified
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- Description: A young girl sits at a piano in a living room setting. She is neatly and very well dressed.
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May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 portrait photo of children taking part in May Crowning, a Roman Catholic ritual. The girls are in best dresses, wear floral garlands in their hair and hold bouquets of daisies. The two boys stand in back dressed in white suit jacket and shorts.
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Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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- Description: Photo of a young girl in short hair and eyeglasses wearing a solid light color jacket. Same girl as seen in mcalA16F01i22
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