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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- black-and-white photographs [44]
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- Children [44]
- Church buildings [44]
- Portrait photography [34]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [23]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Nuns [2]
- Priests [2]
- Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Automobiles [1]
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- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Spring 1950 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of the front of the sanctuary of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vt with Cathedral Grammar School students ready for First Communion.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of Cathedral Grammar School students dressed for First Communion standing on the steps outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of students of a religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #1?
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #6?
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of students of a religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #5.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class. Photo #4.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #3.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #9.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #7.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #1.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #7.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #6.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #5.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #8?
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-57
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #4.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #2?
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #3.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of students of a Cathechism class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #4. See also mcalA08F07i26
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 Children's Choir. Tulips seen in back. May be Easter.
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