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. Revised April, 2010

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116 Burlington (Vt.). 70 Portrait photography. 57 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 30 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 27 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 27 Grand Isle (Vt.). 24 Women. 21 Priests. 17 Girls. 14 College teachers. 12 College graduates. 12 College students. 12 High school students. 10 Classrooms. 10 Interior architecture. 10 Nurses. 8 Buildings. 8 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Chapels. 8 Men. 8 Students. 7 High school buildings. 7 School children. 7 Young women. 6 Camps. 6 Children. 6 Church buildings. 6 Fanny Allen Hospital. 6 Gardens. 5 Colchester (Vt.). 5 High school students -- Dramatic production. 5 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Choruses. 4 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Family. 4 Statues. 4 University of Vermont. 4 Worship programs. 3 Actors. 3 Buses. 3 Camping. 3 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Champlain, Lake. 3 Choirs (Music). 3 Costume. 3 House furnishings. 3 Middle school students. 3 Offices. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Canoes and canoeing. 2 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 2 First communion. 2 High school teachers. 2 Hospitals. 2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 2 South Burlington (Vt.). 1 Architectural photography. 1 Basketball. 1 Cake. 1 Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Employees. 1 Gymnasiums. 1 High school athletes. 1 Musicians. 1 Parades. 1 Piano. 1 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery.

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Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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    • Date Created: 1961
    • Description: 1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school with one of the Sisters of Mercy. Photo #27.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
    Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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      • Date Created: 1952
      • Description: 1952 photo of seven young women dressed in long white robes and halos standing on stage each holding a sign with the name of a continent or a country. A nun sits center at a table. Photo #2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent
      Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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        • Date Created: 1955
        • Description: Hospital visit with a Sister of Mercy on the right, the patient in the middle, and a Sisters of Mercy postulant on the left. Exact location unknown but very likely De Goesbriand Memorial or Fanny Allen Hospital. Dated 1955.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent
        Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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          • Date Created: 1955
          • Description: Classroom scene at Mt. St. Mary's, with both novices and postulants present, listening to instruction from a Sister of Mercy. (Some of the tall conifers on the campus can be seen through the windows.) Dated 1955.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. Same people as seen in mcalB16F01i05.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Rice Memorial High School
            Rice Memorial High School
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: Interior view of a small Catholic chapel with altar, pews and a nun. Dated 1959.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Trinity College - Groups
              Trinity College - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1956
                • Description: 1956 photo of Trinity College honor students and faculty member/Sister of Mercy. Photo #9.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's
                Mount St. Mary's
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                  • Date Created: 1954
                  • Description: 1954 photo of Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's in Burlington.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
                  Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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                    • Description: Photo of the cast of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Student Therese Tessier (later Kneen) stands in the second row at the far right.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of UVM Groups
                    UVM Groups
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                      • Description: A large group of men and women (including nuns and one clergyman) assemble on the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. This could be a class reunion or perhaps a teachers' conference held at UVM.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs