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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Christ the King School - Graduation 1959. Photo #3.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at far left. Photo #1.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1959.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1959. Photo #2
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #3.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1953.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #1.
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- Christ the King School - Graduation
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1952. Dog in attendance at the far left.
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- Christ the King School - Graduation
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1953.
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- Christ the King School - Graduation
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Christ the King School - Graduation undated Photo #2.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1956/1957. Photo #4.
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Christ the King School - Graduation 1953. Photo #1.
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- Church Groups - Unidentified
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1945 photo of an unidentified church group gathered for a meal. Glass paneled wall in background. Left to right are: Rev. James Engle Mons. Bernard Flanagan Bishop Matthew Brady Rev. James Murray
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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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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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