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 Mt. St. Mary's Convent
Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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    • Date Created: 1946-1947
    • Description: Two Sisters of Mercy. Dated 1946/1947; location unknown.
    • 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: Sister of Mercy, perhaps a novice, preparing altar cloths in the sacristy for Mass. Also in the photo are a chalice, some vestments (far right), and a page of prayers in Latin (Orationes) that a priest would recite while vesting. Dated 1955.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent - Music
      Mt. St. Mary's Convent - Music
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        • Date Created: 1958
        • Description: 1958 photo of nuns of Mount St. Mary's Convent seated in the auditorium for a music session. Religious orders represented here include the Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Charity of Providence (with the balloon-shaped headdress). Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Saint Joseph's School - Class Dinners
        Saint Joseph's School - Class Dinners
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 photo of a class dinner for the St. Joseph School Class of '49, with Rt. Rev. Joseph E. Pariseau sitting at the head table, along with students (top 2 boys and girls?) and perhaps teachers, and a sister in the Daughters of the Holy Ghost order.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital: School of Nurses Training - Graduation
          Fanny Allen Hospital: School of Nurses Training - Graduation
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            • Description: This photo appears in the Burlington Free Press of June 7, 1944 (one day after D-Day). In the front row (l.-r.) are: Marjorie Malbourne, Gertrude Valyou, Sr. Bisson (Superintendent of Nurses, Fanny Allen Hospital), Lorraine Barber, Lorraine Dion. Back row (l.-r.): Barbara McNeil, Bernadette Daly, Doritt Rylant, Alfreda Moreau, Ruby Story, Kathleen McNally, and Margaret Rice. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Trinity College - Graduation
            Trinity College - Graduation
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 photo of 3 Trinity College graduates with two Sisters of Mercy (and very likely Trinity faculty members). Photo #10.
              • 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: 10 Sisters of Mercy, gathered before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, perhaps near Mount St. Mary's. Dated 1955.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits - Family
                Portraits - Family
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                  • Date Created: 1949-1950
                  • Description: 1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman seated on the left is a nun.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM - Groups
                  UVM - Groups
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                    • Date Created: 1957-1958
                    • Description: 1957 or 1958 photo of a group of mostly men (five nuns and one other woman seen) assembled on the steps of the Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's
                    Mount St. Mary's
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                      • Description: Nuns of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a formal portrait. A crucifix hangs on the wall behind them and an altar is seen in front. Circa 1954-1957.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs