Louis L. McAllister Photographs
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.
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Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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- Description: Girls at Camp Marycrest partake in a tennis match. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Beyond the open court is seen Lake Champlain. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
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Camps: Unidentified
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- Description: A photograph of two young girls in uniform and a slightly older young woman greeting two other girls who have just arrived with suitcases. It appears to be a promotional photo to perhaps a private or religious girls' school. A bus in the background has the word "academy" on the back of it. A brick building is to the right. Date and location unknown but could be from the 1950s or 1960s in late summer early autumn. Photo #9.
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Nazareth School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1958, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #3. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010. Photo #3.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: A group of students gather on the steps in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a formal class photo. Religion class? Three priests stand in the back row. The boys wear suits and ties. The girls are all in dresses. Photo #5. Undated.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Formal school class photo of the students standing outside on the steps between the railings in front of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The boys are dressed in suits and ties; the girls in dresses. One priest stands in the back row another stands center front row. Photo #1? Undated.
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Nazareth School (St. Joseph School), Burlington
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- Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1958, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #1. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
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Cathedral High School, Burlington
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- Description: Formal class photo of students standing outside on the steps in front of the main entrance of the Cathedral High School. Girls are grouped on the left with the boys on the right and in the back row with two priests. Photo #4. Undated.
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Cathedral High School Basketball Team, Burlington
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: Basketball team 1956 - 1957 of Cathedral High School. Formal photo of high school basketball team in uniform assembled in the gymnasium beneath the hoop. Appears in school yearbook, The Tower, 1957. James McKenzie (manager), Gary Farrell, Danny Clark, James Pratt, Robert Benoit, Charles Smith, John Gaudreau, Edward Couture, Al Guyette, Michael Pearo, Phil McKenzie, Royce Pollard (manager), Howard Gover (manager) Photo #32.
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Champlain, Lake
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- Description: View of Lake Champlain from a grassy knoll. Date and location unknown.
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Champlain Ferries
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- Description: Cars and a wagon with horses line up along the ferry access road to board the ferry operating on Lake Champlain. The Steamer Chateaugay can be seen to the extreme left. A portion of its name is visible along with its smoke stack and pumping arm. Buildings along side the road leading to the boarding dock are to the right. Undated but may be 1930s.
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