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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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 along with one of the Sisters of Mercy. Photo #28.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
    Winooski High School - Chorus
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      • Date Created: 1949
      • Description: 1949 photo of the Winooski High School chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear cardigan sweaters with lyre emblem badge. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
      Portraits, groups, unidentified
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        • Description: A photo of a large choral group, possibly Burlington High School students as they pose in their robes for a group portrait. Location is the auditorium attached to the Edmunds building where BHS was held. Photo #10.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
        Burlington High School - Musical Events
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          • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group assembled for a group portrait at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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            • Date Created: 1956-1957
            • Description: 1956 or 1957 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled inside on the school's stage . Photo #17.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
            Winooski High School - Chorus
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
              Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                • Description: Undated photo contact sheet showing four different photographs of staff, girl residents and a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1993. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Burlington High School - Chorus
                Burlington High School - Chorus
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                  • Description: 1952-1960 Photo of BHS chorus. A large banner "Merry Christmas" is stretched across the stage curtain. Location is the auditorium at Edmunds High School building where Burlington High School was held. Photo #1.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
                  Burlington High School - Musical Events
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                    • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #1?
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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                      • Date Created: 1956
                      • Description: 1956 or 1957 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled outside on the steps of the school . Photo #10.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs