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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Miniature of Graduation - Unidentified
Graduation - Unidentified
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    • Description: Undated photo of a graduates gathered outside holding their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
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    Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
    Graduations - Unidentified
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. All wear the same color gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man sits center second row. Photo #3.
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      Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
      Graduations - Unidentified
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        • Description: Undated photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside on the steps in front of their Memorial School. All wear the same colored graduation gowns. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." An older man in a light colored suit standing in back row. Photo #1.
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        Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
        Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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          • Date Created: 1957
          • Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #15.
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          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: 1959 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school.
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            Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
            Nazareth School - Graduates
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              • Date Created: 1951
              • Description: 1951 graduating class of Nazareth School in cap and gown. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929" Photo #2. Priests are Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
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              Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
              Nazareth School - Graduates
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                • Date Created: 1958
                • Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1958, with Rev. (Msgr.) Charles Marcoux, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, 1956-1970.
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                Miniature of Piano - Recitals
                Piano - Recitals
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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 photo of young piano students at the time of their recital, with girls wearing long white gowns and the boys in jackets and bow ties. Name of studio unknown.
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                  Miniature of Nazareth School, Burlington
                  Nazareth School, Burlington
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                    • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1958, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #3. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010. Photo #3.
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                    Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
                    Cathedral High School, Burlington
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                      • Description: A group of students gather on the steps in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Three priests stand in the back row. The boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #5. Undated.
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