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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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Formal school class photo of the students standing outside on the steps between the railings in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls in dresses. One priest stands in the back row another stands center front row. Photo #1? Undated.
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Christ the King School, Burlington
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- Description: Children with church clergy are assembled inside a church sanctuary or chapel for a formal first communion group portrait. The girls are in white dresses with veils. The boys are all in white suits. Photo taken in celebration of the Catholic sacrament of first communion. Photo #1. Undated. 1950s? Same group as mcalA09F05i26.
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Graham School
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- Description: A photograph captioned: "The Graham School, Burlington, Vt, 1956" The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
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Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
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- Description: Undated photograph of a group of students taken in front of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School. Photo #1.
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Lyman C. Hunt Junior High, Burlington
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- Description: Undated photograph of a group of students taken in front of Lyman C. Hunt Junior High School. Photo #1. 65 cents.
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Middlebury College - Summer School Groups
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of large group of Middlebury College German Summer School faculty (seated, front row) and students, taken outside Pearsons Hall. Director Werner Neuse is seated 11th from the left. Photo 5.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of students gather in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Two priests stand at either end in the back row. Most boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #?. Undated.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Christ the King School, Burlington
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- Description: Information on back of photograph reads "Father Searles [2nd from r.; Fr. John Gagnon, far right], Msgr. Bresnehan [Charles A. Towne?], (back row, 2nd front: James Teddy (?) 3 front) Cathedral Grammar School graduates (8th grade) or same group Freshman Class - Pomeroy School. Graduated from Rice Memorial High School (1960). The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Photo #1. Same group as mcalA09F05i38. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Graham School
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- Description: A photograph captioned: "The Graham School, Burlington, Vt, 1956" The numbering indicates that this photo was used for identification purposes, but research has not provided any information about this organization.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's - Class Pictures
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- Description: Formal class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken inside. Circa 1954-1957.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs