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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1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Left to right: Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.), Mr. McNamara, Bishop Joseph Rice. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to...
Show more1935-1936 Saint Michael's College. Old Gym. Head table between two coats of arms. Left to right: Mon. Patrick Brennan (of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, located at 84 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vt.), Mr. McNamara, Bishop Joseph Rice. Coat of arms: left: those of Pope Pius XI, and to the right: those of Bishop Rice and the Diocese of Burlington.
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Men of Saint Michael's College gather around a wooden desk for a group portrait. Photo 33.
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A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?, college students?) and a priest pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 28.
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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 #16.
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Two images of same group of men in different exposures (students with professor?). They sit in Saint Michael's College library at a wooden table. Photo #23 and #24. [Exposure #23 reversed]
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A group of men (associated with Saint Michael's College?, students?) pose around a wooden desk for a portrait in a large open room with a blackboard behind. Photo 36.
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A group of men (Saint Michael's College students?) pose around a wooden desk for a portrait in a large open room with a blackboard behind. Photo 35.
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Three men (associated with Saint Michael's College?) sit at wooden tables in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo #3.
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Show more1935-1936 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.
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A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?, students?) pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace. Photo 29?
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Group of men (college students in business suits?) gather in library of Saint Michael's College for a portrait photo. Photo 31.