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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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A large group of young people along with a few older adults gather at a rustic restaurant(?) a special event.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Twelve older ladies in evening dress and one young girl pose for a group portrait. Flower arrangements have been placed on the stage behind them. See also mcalA15F08i19 without the young girl.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the...
Show moreThree young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. Photo #2. See also mcalA15F07i28, mcalB13F08i02
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A large group of young people along with a few older adults gather at a rustic restaurant(?) for a special meal and event.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A group of men (one in a pair of knickers), women and one little girl gather outside for a group portrait. A large brick building is behind them. Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s?
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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A girl stands outside near the corner of a residence; perhaps her home dressed for First Communion.
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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A female graduate in a white cap and gown poses in the backyard with another girl. Location 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond, a graduate poses in the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington in her cap and gown and holds her diploma and a bouquet of flowers. Probably 1959. See also mcalB16F17i09, mcalB16F18i04
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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A female graduate in (white?) cap and gown poses in the backyard. Location is 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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Photo of a young girl in short hair and eyeglasses wearing a solid light color jacket. Same girl as seen in mcalA16F01i25
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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Photo of a young girl in short hair and eyeglasses wearing a solid light color jacket. Same girl as seen in mcalA16F01i22
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- Salvation Army
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- 1948-1949
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1948-1949 photo of a young girl standing between two flags and in front of a poster with an illustrated display of the Lord's Prayer. The flag on the right is the flag of the Salvation Army, which has a large yellow star and the words "Blood & Fire." The star and "Fire" refer to the Holy Spirit,...
Show more1948-1949 photo of a young girl standing between two flags and in front of a poster with an illustrated display of the Lord's Prayer. The flag on the right is the flag of the Salvation Army, which has a large yellow star and the words "Blood & Fire." The star and "Fire" refer to the Holy Spirit, and the red letters and "Blood" refer to Jesus Christ.
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- School Sports - Basketball
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- 1951-1952
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1951/1952 - Members of an unidentified girls high school basketball team. Two members wear a heart shaped name tag on their jackets. One says "Jean." Two other members have the single letter "S" on their jackets. Photo #9.
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- School Sports - Basketball
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- 1952
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1952 - Members of an unidentified girls high school basketball team. Two members wear a heart shaped name tag on their jackets. One says "Jean" and the other "Arlene". Two other members have the single letter "S" on their jackets. Photo #10.
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- School Sports - Basketball
- Date Created
- 1944
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1944 - Three members of an unidentified girls basketball team. \ Photo #5.
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- School Sports - Basketball
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- 1951-1952
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1951/1952 - Members of an unidentified girls high school basketball team. Two members wear a heart shaped name tag on their jackets. One says "Arlene." Two other members have the single letter "S" on their jackets.
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- Theatricals
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A cast of characters in costumes from a play production pose for a group photograph on stage. Appears to be all female (who knows who is in the Santa Claus suit). Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s.
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- Theatricals
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Two young women dressed in sailor suits perform on stage in a play production with arms outstretched.
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- Theatricals
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1946 / 1947. High school dramatic production with three female cast members on stage. One is dressed as a nun.
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- Theatricals
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- 1944
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A dark 1944 photo of 18 girls all dressed alike in long dresses on stage. They pose with stretched pieces of cloth that when viewed seem to form 6 pointed "snowflakes." Winter pageant or performance tableau? Photo #2? See also mcalB18F34i05