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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Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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    • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #18.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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      • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, members of the Glee Club. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Musical Ensembles
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        • Description: Cathedral High School student band with their leader (Dr. Joseph Lechnyr?). Location unknown, may be at the high school located in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Parks
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          • Date Created: 1938-07-27
          • Description: July 27, 1938. Construction of an urban park. Work crew seen in the distance.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Parks (4X5)
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            • Date Created: 1938-11-14
            • Description: November 14, 1938. A workman grates the earth with a tractor. Houses line the area. Other workmen seen in the distance.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Portraits, children, unidentified
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              • Description: Seven very young children are assembled on a living room couch for a group portrait. They each hold a toy or doll except the little boy on the far left. See also mcalA14F15i18
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Portraits, children, unidentified
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                • Description: Two young children sit upon an upholstered stool each dressed in a German / Austrian / Tyrolian type outfit. A golden retriever dog lays in front. A fireplace is seen behind. See also mcalA14F16i06
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Portraits, children, unidentified
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                  • Description: A group of children with several women (perhaps Sunday School teachers) pose for a photo. Location the lower level of the First Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont as the the lady to the far right is Helen Best who appears in several other photos associated with the church.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Portraits, families, unidentified
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                    • Description: Undated family portrait of an unidentified man and woman of the Salvation Army and five children. See also mcalA09F12i35, mcalA15F02i07, mcalA16F01i32. Uncropped version is mcalB17F21i11.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                      • Description: A large group of men and women assemble for a photo portrait. Some of the men wear large round badges on their suit jackets. See also mcalA15F04i05
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs