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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- Business Enterprises - I-Z
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1952 photo of Ernest Lesage Fuel Service located at 104 Malletts Bay Ave, Winooski, Vermont.
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- Business Enterprises - I-Z
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Spring 1950 photo of A. J. Lesage Market at 93 West Street, Winooski, Vermont.
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- Churches, Identified
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Interior photo of sanctuary of St. Stephen's Church, Winooski, Barlow and Platt Streets. Undated.
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- Churches, Identified
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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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- Churches, Unidentified
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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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- Portraits - Groups, Identified
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1936 photo of three men the at the American Woolen Co. Safety Award presentation.
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- Portraits - Groups, Identified
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1936 photo of three men the at the American Woolen Co. Safety Award presentation.
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- Saint Stephen's
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- 1948-1949
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Ca. 1948 photo of the St. Stephen's parish basketball team and their coaches. Location of the gym unknown.
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- Saint Stephen's
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- 1947-1948
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Ca. 1947 photo of St. Stephen's parish (Winooski, Vt.) basketball team. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
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- Saint Stephen's
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- 1947-1948
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Ca. 1947 photo of the St. Stephen's parish basketball team and coaching staff. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
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- Saint Stephen's
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- 1949
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1949 photo of the St. Stephen's parish baseball team and coaches, taken outside the church in Winooski. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
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- Saint Stephen's
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- 1948-1949
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Ca. 1948 photo of the St. Stephen's parish basketball team and their coaches. Location of the gym unknown.
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- Saint Stephen's
- Date Created
- 1949
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1949 photo of the St. Stephen's parish baseball team and coaches, taken outside the church in Winooski. The priest in the back row, center, is probably the Rt. Rev. John B. McGarry (d. 1951), rector of St. Stephen's at the time of this photo.
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- School Groups - Unidentified
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- 1945-1946
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Ca. 1945 portrait photo of a group of high school students, possibly from Winooski High School (note letter sweaters with "W").
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- Sewer Projects
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Winooski Bridge Construction ; sewer project ; view of rebar supports
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- Sewer Projects
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A view of a large dirt pile to the left of the photo and some timber construction seen to the right. The Champlain Mill in Winooski, Vermont is seen in the upper right corner of the photo.
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- Sewer Projects
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Winooski Bridge Construction ; sewer project
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- St. Francis Xavier
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- 1951
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1951 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt.
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- St. Francis Xavier
- Date Created
- 1950
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1950 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt.
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- St. Francis Xavier
- Date Created
- 1953
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1953 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 1.