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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Christ the King School - First Communion
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    • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951. Also seen is a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #4.
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    Christ the King School - First Communion
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      • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with the children assembled outside with one boy holding a banner. Photo #1.
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      Christ the King School - Graduation
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        • Description: Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at the far left.
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        Civilian Conservation Corps
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          • Description: 1935/1936 photo of Civilian Conservation Corps baseball team. Photo #4.
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          Construction Sites
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            • Description: 1946/1947 photo of a construction site of a large, long building with a cinder block foundation.
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            Construction Sites
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              • Date Created: 1935/1936
              • Description: 1935/1936 photo of a construction site with four men with shovels digging in a very large grassy field. A truck is parked nearby.
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              Construction Sites
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                • Description: 1935/1936 photo of a construction site with four men with shovels digging in a very large grassy field. A truck and automobile are parked nearby.
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                Construction Sites
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                  • Date Created: 1935/1936
                  • Description: 1935/1936 photo from the opposite direction showing a trench in the distance and a small construction site in the foreground. Grassy field and hills in the background.
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                  Construction Sites
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                    • Description: Photo taken 1946-1947 of building construction showing pipes laid out along the floor. Location unknown.
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                    Construction Sites
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                      • Description: A washed out exposure of a photo of a photo pinned to a surface. Shows the construction of a building with its metal framing and workers on upper levels.
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