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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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.
    • 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 1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Saint Michael's College - Groups
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        • Date Created: 1935-1936
        • Description: 1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to the right: those of Bishop Rice and the Diocese of Burlington. Left to right: Bishop Joseph Rice, Mr. McNamara, Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.) Photo #3.
        • 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?) pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 13.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Saint Michael's College - Groups
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            • Date Created: undated
            • Description: Two images of slightly different exposure of four people (faculty or administration?) seated at a wooden table in Saint Michael's College library with brick fireplace and painting behind. Photos #21 and #22.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Saint Stephen's
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              • Date Created: 1947-1948
              • Description: Ca. 1947 photo of St. Stephen's parish (Winooski, Vt.) basketball team. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Salvation Army
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                • Date Created: undated
                • Description: Undated family portrait of two Salvation Army members with their children.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Shelburne High School
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                  • Date Created: undated
                  • Description: Undated here but dated 1953 elsewhere (see mcalB18F04i11): the graduating class at Shelburne High School, consisting of 2 girls and 7 boys. On the far left is John E. McGee, the principal, who also taught math & science, and coached team sports. The school closed in 1964. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Shelburne Museum - Construction
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                    • Date Created: 1949
                    • Description: 1949 view of bare ground construction site belonging to the Shelburne Museum.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    South Burlington Central School
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: 1959 South Burlington Central School group at popular location with knotty pine wall paneling. Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs