Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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.
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1945 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. The words "Memorial School" are seen overhead and a small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont"
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- McAllister Portraits
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Photo of Louis McAllister on his step ladder (he is heads above everyone else) as he prepares to take a graduating class portrait at the Edmunds High School building (Burlington High School) in Burlington, Vermont. Undated but may be late 1950s or very early 1960s.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1947 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1946 Milton High School graduates. Photo #2.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1947 Milton High School graduates.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1947 Milton High School graduates.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1945 Milton High School graduates.
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- Milton High School - Graduates
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1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Formal graduation class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken outside. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Formal graduation class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken outside. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Formal graduation class photo at the private Catholic girls' school, Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont. Taken outside. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on the front steps of the school for a formal class photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Five graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps along with four undergraduates. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Graduations
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Graduating students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal class photo outside on the front steps. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957.