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.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of the Mt. St. Mary's Academy Sodality in a classroom, here displaying some of the signs they've made to promote the benefits of praying the rosary. Sodalities gave lay Catholics the opportunity to increase their personal devotion and serve others; hence, the sign: "Rosaries release souls from Purgatory. Say yours every day." Another one says: "Convert Russia through the Rosary." Photo #10.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 photo of cast of four actors (3 dressed as women and 1 as a man) in a theatrical performance on the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 - group photo of cast members of theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen are a enthroned King and Queen with five other actors. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: 1955 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production with a biblical theme. Four young women stand and pose as if dancing holding one arm over their heads. A stage setting curtain with many stars serving as scenery is seen behind. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Action scene from a high school production at Mount St. Mary's Academy in 1959. One young woman has her hands around the throat of another and is choking her. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
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- Date Created: 1950
- Description: 1950 photo of construction of New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. at 266 Main Street, Burlington, Vt.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 site of oil tank construction by C. A. Congdon Construction. Several cars parked nearby.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction
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- Date Created: 1937
- Description: Summer 1937 photo of Shell oil tanks near a body of water.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1953-06-24 00:00:00
- Description: June 24, 1953 landscape photo of Texaco oil tank construction site at lake shore. Boys play on the beach while sun bathers are seen far right.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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- Date Created: 1953-06-24 00:00:00
- Description: June 24, 1953 photo of Texaco oil tank construction area on the shore of Lake Champlain.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs