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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148 Burlington (Vt.). 144 Portrait photography. 37 High school students. 32 Buildings. 31 Women. 30 Men. 29 Church buildings. 29 Construction projects. 29 Girls. 27 Winooski (Vt.). 25 Musicians. 24 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 22 High school athletes. 21 Boys. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 20 Children. 18 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 17 Actors. 17 Family. 16 Business. 16 Musical groups. 16 Oil storage tanks. 16 School sports. 15 High school students -- Dramatic production. 15 Students. 14 Veterans. 13 Costume. 13 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 13 Women veterans. 12 Auditoriums. 12 Automobiles. 12 Hospitals. 11 Bands (Music). 11 Landscape photography. 10 Basketball. 10 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Christmas greens. 10 High school buildings. 10 Middlebury (Vt.). 10 Middlebury College. 10 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 10 Piano. 9 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 9 House furnishings. 9 Restaurants. 9 Street photography. 8 College teachers. 8 Gymnasiums. 8 Priests. 8 Stores, Retail. 7 Choruses. 7 Trucks. 6 Blackface entertainers. 6 Choirs (Music). 6 High school teachers. 6 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 5 Baseball. 5 Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 5 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 Banners. 4 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 College students. 4 Football. 4 High school graduates. 4 Interior architecture. 4 Santa Claus. 4 Service stations. 4 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Architectural photography. 3 Athletics. 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Construction workers. 3 Minstrel shows. 3 Museums. 3 Shelburne (Vt.). 3 Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.). 3 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 3 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Toys. 3 Urban parks. 3 Young women. 2 Armed Forces -- Officers. 2 Battery Park (Vt.). 2 Cheerleading. 2 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Classrooms. 2 Dance recitals. 2 Dolls. 2 Drugstores. 2 Employees. 2 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 2 Housing. 2 Infants. 2 Nuns. 2 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Tap dancers. 2 Tennis. 1 Advertising. 1 Ballerinas. 1 Brides. 1 Bridges. 1 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Department stores. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Dwellings. 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Monuments. 1 Offices. 1 Parades. 1 Portrait photography 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Wreckers (Vehicles). 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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    • Date Created: 1952-01-10
    • Description: January 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
    Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington - Construction
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      • Date Created: 1952-03-10
      • Description: March 10, 1952. Construction of Mary Fletcher Hospital, Burlington, Vermont. Architects McKim, Mead & White. Builders Vermilya Brown Co., Inc.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
      Automobiles - Sales and Service (D-G)
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        • Description: July, 1952. C.A. Congdon Construction. Construction of new Gulf gas service station at the corner of Pearl and No. Winooski Ave.; one time location of the Church of the Nazarene. Young's drug store to the far left. See also mcalB01F17i08
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral High School
        Cathedral High School
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          • Description: 1952 photo of Cathedral High School students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture. Photo #15.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952 photo of a small group of female and one male Cathedral High School students outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture. 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 students of a religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #1?
              • 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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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #3.
                • 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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                  • Date Created: 1952
                  • Description: 1952 portrait photo of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
                  Mary Fletcher Hospital - Nursing
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: 1952 group portrait of nursing staff at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. Are these volunteer Candy Stripers? Photo #1.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Softball
                    Mount St. Mary's - Softball
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                      • Date Created: 1952
                      • Description: 1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field. Photo #6.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs