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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122 Burlington (Vt.). 101 Portrait photography. 37 Women. 35 Men. 34 High school students. 33 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 29 Greek letter societies. 29 University of Vermont. 28 College students. 24 Girls. 23 Young women. 21 Young men. 16 Restaurants. 12 Church buildings. 11 Construction projects. 10 House furnishings. 10 Students. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 9 Children. 9 High school graduates. 9 Landscape photography. 8 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 8 High school buildings. 8 Stores, Retail. 7 Actors. 7 Buildings. 7 Business. 7 High school students -- Dramatic production. 7 Priests. 6 Costume. 6 High school athletes. 5 Boys. 5 Bridegrooms. 5 Brides. 5 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Chapels. 5 Family. 5 Infants. 5 Oil storage tanks. 5 Weddings. 5 Winooski (Vt.). 4 Basketball. 4 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Champlain, Lake. 4 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Interior architecture. 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 4 Women veterans. 3 Colchester (Vt.). 3 Employees. 3 Fanny Allen Hospital. 3 High school teachers. 3 Musical groups. 3 Musicians. 3 Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.). 3 Worship programs. 3 Wreckers (Vehicles). 2 Baseball. 2 Buses. 2 Cake. 2 Camping. 2 Chairs. 2 Construction workers. 2 Department stores. 2 Dwellings. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Furniture. 2 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 2 Gas ovens. 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Nurses. 2 Orchestra. 2 School children. 2 School sports. 2 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 1 Advertising. 1 Architectural photography. 1 Automobiles. 1 Bands (Music). 1 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept. 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Flowers. 1 Hospitals. 1 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 1 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 1 Shelburne (Vt.). 1 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Street photography. 1 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.

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Miniature of Business Enterprises - E-H
Business Enterprises - E-H
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    • Date Created: 1953
    • Description: 1953 photo of Hope & Son of Burlington, Vt. Auto wreck repair business. Wreck car carrier.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Camp Abnaki - Staff
    Camp Abnaki - Staff
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      • Date Created: 1953
      • Description: 1953 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Cathedral High School - Basketball
      Cathedral High School - Basketball
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        • Date Created: 1953
        • Description: 1953 Cathedral High School girls' basketball team with coach and a banner with the word "Cathedral". Photo #5.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
        Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
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          • Description: 1953 photo of the interior of the Fanny Allen Hospital School of Nursing Chapel. Close up of the altar.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
            Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1953
              • Description: 1953 theatrical performance with a biblical theme on stage of Mount St. Mary's. This may be Veronica (center) holding a cloth with the image of Jesus' face. Other actors portray a Roman soldier, men and women in outfits worn during New Testament times.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
              Oil Tank Construction - Texaco
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                • Date Created: 1953
                • Description: June 8, 1953 photo of Texaco oil tank construction area on the shore of Lake Champlain. Various vehicles and supplies on site.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
                Graduations - Unidentified
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                  • Date Created: 1953
                  • Description: 1953 photo of graduates in cap and gown assembled outside for a group portrait.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
                  Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1953
                    • Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #19.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
                    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1953
                      • Description: Group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Actors are in biblical costumes of New Testament times. Center may be Jesus, others may be Virgin Mary, Joseph, Judas Iscariot (he holds money bag and rope), Roman soldier. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs