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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Nazareth School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1956, 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 #1. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010. Photo #1.
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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 of the back row. Some boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #3. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Formal school class photo of a group of students standing outside on the steps of the main entrance on Pearl Street. Girls are on the right; boys are on the left. Almost all the boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls all in dresses. Priests and nuns stand in the back row. Caption "No 2 65 cents each". Undated.
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Cathedral Grammar School, Burlington
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- Description: Class photo of students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Religion class? Coats and jackets have been discarded on the top step to the right. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Formal class photo of students standing outside on the steps in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Girls are grouped in the front rows, the boys in the back rows. One priest stands in the back. Photo #7. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Eight baton twirlers assembled outside on steps for a formal photo. They wear white jackets and dark solid colored skirts. Six carry batons. Probably taken for the school yearbook. Photo #1. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 majorettes formal photo standing on wooden steps arranged in a "V" formation. An altered version of this photo appears in the school yearbook, Tower 1956. Photo #30. Sally Van Sleet, Captain ; Elizabeth Daley, Pauline McCarthy, Anita Handy, Maureen Barber, Sandra Sinclair, Claire Paris, Lois Crady, Janet Dion, Janet Limoges, Rita Michaud.
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Chittenden Trust Company - Interiors
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- Description: A view of an hallway, perhaps on the lower level, in the newly constructed Chittenden County Trust Company bank (123 Church Street & 173 College Street). Seen are doorways leading of the hallway to smaller rooms. At the end of the hallway can be seen the interior of one of the rooms with a small table, chair and large windows in the back. Undated but may be early 1930s.
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Christ the King School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of graduates along with church clergy assembled outside for a formal group portrait. The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Photo #2. Undated. 1950s? Priests that could be identified: Rev. Charles A. Towne (front row, right); Rev. John L. Gagnon (back row, left); Rev. Philip J. Branon (front row, left).
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Circus People
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- Description: Tatoo artist in his booth surrounded by illustrations of designs available. A metal guard rail with warning signs inform potential customers. Photo #16. Location and date unknown.
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