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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1951/1952 Fall-Spring 4-H Club members gathered on the steps in front of Waterman Building, University of Vermont.
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1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #26.
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1945 class picture at Bristol School in front of the old high school. Photo #31.
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1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
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Burlington Business College students gather as members of the Kappa Theta Greek fraternity for women. Dated 1942.
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- Burlington Business College
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1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Teens strike a pose on the porch of the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. The girls seem to be doing a traditional folk dance. Photo #13.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Staff of Camp Marycrest and nuns of the Sisters of Mercy, who run the camp, sit on the steps of the grand building on the camp grounds. One girl in the back row wears a sweat shirt with the University of Vermont. Photo #13.
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- Christ the King School - Confirmation
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Christ the King School - Confirmation 1944. Youth assembled outside with one priest. They are gathered in front of an entrance with the words "Regnet Christus" engraved overhead. Photo #2.
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- Christ the King School - Confirmation
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Christ the King School - Confirmation 1944. Youth assembled outside with one priest. They are gathered in front of an entrance with the words "Regnet Christus" engraved overhead. Photo #1.
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- Congregational Church - Choirs
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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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- Congregational Church - Choirs
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Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #16.
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- Graduation - Unidentified
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1944 photo of graduates gathered outside each holding their diploma. Photo #3.
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- Graduation - Unidentified
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Photograph of a 1939 photo showing graduates gathered outside on steps with their diplomas. Girls wear white dresses ; boys are in suit and tie. Names written on the bottom of the photo.
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1944 photo of graduates gathered outside each holding their diploma. Photo #1.
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1947 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their Memorial School. Girls are in light colored gowns; boys in dark. McAllister artfully arranged the graduates alternating light and dark gowns within the group. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School...
Show more1947 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their Memorial School. Girls are in light colored gowns; boys in dark. McAllister artfully arranged the graduates alternating light and dark gowns within the group. A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." Photo #1.
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1947 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1949 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1945 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their high school building each holding a diploma. Is this Nazareth later St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vt?
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1944 photo of graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of their school. All wear the same color gowns. Visible overhead in the background is "Memorial School." A small sign on the wall to the right reads, "Standard School Vermont." Photo #1.