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.
Revised April, 2010
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. A priest is seen along with a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion undated. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside with two priests, a religious banner and an altar boy. The boys do not have jackets but wear long sleeved white shirts and ties. Photo #2?
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion undated. Photo #3.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with children assembled outside. One boy holds a banner. Photo #4.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1951 with children assembled outside. The boys wear jackets in this picture. Two priests are seen along with a religious banner and an altar boy back row center. Photo #1.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion undated. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1953 with the children assembled outside with one boy holding a banner. Photo #1.
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- Christ the King School - First Communion
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Christ the King School - First Communion 1948/1949 with children assembled outside with one alter boy holding up a religious banner. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School, Burlington
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Children with church clergy are assembled inside a church sanctuary or chapel for a formal first communion group portrait. The girls are in white dresses with veils. The boys are all in white suits. Photo taken in celebration of the Catholic sacrament of first communion. Photo #1. Undated. 1950s?...
Show moreChildren with church clergy are assembled inside a church sanctuary or chapel for a formal first communion group portrait. The girls are in white dresses with veils. The boys are all in white suits. Photo taken in celebration of the Catholic sacrament of first communion. Photo #1. Undated. 1950s? Same group as mcalA09F05i26.
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- Church Groups - Unidentified
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1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Church Groups - Unidentified
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1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #1.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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Children's Choir dressed in robes assembled for a group photo of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
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1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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1948/1949 Children's Choir assembled in robes in the church sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips and lilies in the back.
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1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
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1948/1949 Children's Choir. Tulips seen in back. May be Easter.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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Palm Sunday 1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary. Photo 3.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
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1946/1947 photo of children's choir in the sanctuary. Easter as tulips, lilies and palms can be seen in the back. Photo 1.
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1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary.