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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Interior photo of sanctuary of St. Stephen's Church, Winooski, Barlow and Platt Streets. Undated.
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Slate roof being removed from St. Francis De Salles Church. Winooski, VT. By the A.C. Hathorn Co. Roofing Contractors - Burlington, VT. And being recovered with Anaconder Sheet Copper. Undated.
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Interior photo of St. Joseph Orphanage Chapel before it was remodeled in 1967.
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Tearing down of the Church of the Nazarene, Burlington, Vermont at the corner of Pearl Street and No. Winooski Avenue. Gulf gas service station to be built here. Undated. 1950s? Built by the break away group from the First Baptist Church known as the Bereans.
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Christian Science Church, located 420 South Union Street, Burlington, Vermont.
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Christian Science Church located in Burlington, Vermont.
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Photo of a large creche or nativity scene in St. Stephen's Church, Winooski located on Barlow and Platt Streets. Undated.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs
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Winter Undated photo of an adult choir of 15 women and 12 men on the altar of the First Congregational Church. Fran Howe, front row, left. Photo #26.
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Undated photo of the choir, dressed in choir robes, assembled at the front of the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #27.
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1948/1949 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. May be Easter season as lily plants are seen on either side.
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Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #5.
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1952 of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church.
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1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #5.
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1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
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Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #6. Darker exposure similar to mcalB08F20i04.
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb including a open top roadster seen in the lower left corner. People appear to be leaving the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Date unknown but may be 1950s.
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Exterior photograph of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont located on So. Winooski Avenue. Cars are parked along the curb as traffic flows along the street. People appear to be leaving the church. Date unknown but may be 1950s.