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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1945 photo of five Knights of Columbus members, one is a priest, standing dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes.
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1945 portrait photo of a large group of Knights of Columbus members dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes or neck insignias. Several members are priests and sit in the front row
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. A Priest stands and addresses the attendees who sit at tables after having a meal.
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1945 portrait photo of a large group of Knights of Columbus members dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes or neck insignias. Several members are priests and sit in the front row.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1945 photo of Knights of Columbus members standing dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes. One member is a priest.
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. Priests stand behind the head meal table decorated with a bouquet of tulips and at which several ladies are seated.
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1945 portrait photo of a large group of Knights of Columbus members dressed in tuxedos and wearing sashes or neck insignias. Several members are priests and sit in the front row
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- Knights of Columbus
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1940s Knights of Columbus event. Priests in attendance. One receives a piece of paper (certificate, check?) from a lady.
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A group of men in business suits (associated with Saint Michael's College?) along with a priest pose for a portrait in a large open room (library?) with a brick fireplace and painting.
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A group of men in business suits including three priests (associated with Saint Michael's College?) pose for a portrait in a large open room with a brick fireplace and painting. Photo 2.
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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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