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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Richmond High School
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    • Date Created: 1944
    • Description: Richmond High School baseball team of 1944. Photo #2.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    St. Anthony's Church and School
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      • Date Created: 1950
      • Description: St. Anthony School Class of 1950 on graduation day, with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor, in the middle. (Somebody got them to smile!) Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      St. Francis Xavier
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        • Date Created: 1951
        • Description: 1951 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 3.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Saint Joseph's Church - Organizations
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          • Date Created: 1947
          • Description: 1947 photo of a 10th anniversary celebration at St. Joseph's Church. Details are unknown, but the celebration may be for the founding of a ladies' parish organization, or perhaps for the ordination (10th anniv.) of Rev. William F. Laliberte, who can be seen in the distance under the "9" of 1947. Photo #4.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Saint Michael's College - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?, students?) pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 29?
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Salvation Army
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of bagged Christmas packages each with the Salvation literature, "The War Cry" destined as gifts to the needy. A member of the Salvation Army to the left hands a bag to a woman . A decorated Christmas tree is behind and portrait painting of "General" William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, hangs on the wall. Maj. Ed Russell stands on the far right. Portrait can be seen at: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b39560/
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              School Groups - Unidentified
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 photo of a group of school children and one or two teachers. Identity of persons, location, occasion unknown.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                School Sports - Baseball
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                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 Richford High School baseball team, the Falcons?
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  School Sports - Basketball
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                    • Date Created: 1935-1936
                    • Description: 1935 - 1936 unidentified boys basketball team with coach. They wear uniform jackets with the single letter "K". Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Shelburne High School
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                      • Date Created: 1947
                      • Description: 1947 photo of the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 6 girls and 3 boys. John E. McGee, principal, science & math teacher, and coach from 1935-1960, stands in the back row. The school closed in 1964. Photo #2.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs