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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299 Portrait photography. 191 Family. 155 Burlington (Vt.). 119 Women. 100 House furnishings. 70 Christmas greens. 62 Men. 44 Church buildings. 43 First communion. 42 Interior architecture. 40 Toys. 32 Priests. 30 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 29 Girls. 28 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 28 Dolls. 26 Boys. 24 Dwellings. 24 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 20 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 19 Choirs (Music). 18 Worship programs. 16 Musical groups. 16 Urban parks. 16 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 16 Young women. 15 Infants. 14 Banners. 14 Veterans. 12 Bands (Music). 11 Brides. 11 Weddings. 10 Battery Park (Vt.). 10 Chapels. 10 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 10 Salvation Army. 9 Bridegrooms. 9 Santa Claus. 9 Students. 8 School children. 7 Classrooms. 7 Flag raising and lowering. 7 Winooski (Vt.). 7 Young men. 6 Cake. 6 Nuns. 6 Soldiers. 5 Gymnasiums. 4 Furniture. 4 Marriage. 4 Musicians. 4 Restaurants. 3 Animals. 3 Automobiles. 3 Camping. 3 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Costume. 3 Employees. 3 Landscape photography. 3 Radio stations. 3 Reunions. 3 Tap dancers. 2 Auditoriums. 2 Blackface entertainers. 2 Buildings. 2 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 2 Christmas pageants. 2 Dance recitals. 2 Factories. 2 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Grand Isle (Vt.). 2 Handicraft. 2 Mallets Bay (Vt.). 2 Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 2 South Burlington (Vt.). 2 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 2 Stores, Retail. 2 Street photography. 2 Swimming. 2 Women veterans. 1 Architectural photography. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridges. 1 Business. 1 Camps. 1 Canoes and canoeing. 1 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Chairs. 1 Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 College students. 1 Firearms. 1 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 1 Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Horses. 1 Milton (Vt.). 1 Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.). 1 Puppets. 1 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio broadcasters. 1 Rifles. 1 Winooski River (Vt.).

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Miniature of Camps - Summer
Camps - Summer
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    • Date Created: 1945
    • Description: Summer, Fall 1945 photo of young campers holding a variety of foods. A tent is pitched behind them. Photo #8.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
    Cathedral Grammar School
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      • Date Created: 1946
      • Description: 1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture and dressed for First Communion. They are gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #27.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
      Cathedral Grammar School
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        • Description: 1946 group photo of young students of the Cathedral Grammar School dressed for First Communion. They are assembled on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #26
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
        Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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          • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #6?
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
          Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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            • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #4.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School
            Christ the King School
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              • Description: School marching band in uniform. Majorettes in the foreground. The Rev. Benjamin Wysolmerski stands to the right. Flag bearer is foreground center. Undated. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
              Christ the King School - First Communion
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                • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys do not wear jackets but sport ties. A religious banner is also seen along with an altar boy back row center. Photo #5.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
                Christ the King School - First Communion
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                  • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. A religious banner is seen with an altar boy back row center. Photo #3.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
                  Christ the King School - First Communion
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                    • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside with two priests, a religious banner and an altar boy. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. Photo #2?
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Christ the King School - First Communion
                    Christ the King School - First Communion
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                      • Description: Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with children assembled outside. One boy holds a banner. Photo #4.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs