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: 1955
    • Description: Sister of Mercy checking temperature of a hospital patient. 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: 1959
      • Description: Six Sisters of Mercy near an arbor or trellis in the garden at Mount St. Mary's.
      • 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 seated in the auditorium at Mount St. Mary's Convent. Phonograph records lie on a table in the foreground, as does an Autoharp. This may be a presentation designed to help the sisters learn music better. Religious orders represented here include the Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Charity of Providence (with the balloon-shaped headdress).
        • 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 dinner at St. Joseph School in honor of the graduating Class of 1949. Seated at the end of the tables in the foreground are 2 Daughters of the Holy Ghost, members of a Catholic order that, since 1943, provided instruction and administration at St. Joseph School.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
          Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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            • Description: Photo of girls at summer camp, Camp Marycrest (1957-1993) run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order. The camp was located in Grand Isle, Vermont by the shores of Lake Champlain. Girls, counselors and nuns sit or stand by the water for a group portrait. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
            Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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              • Description: Campers, staff and Sisters of Mercy nuns line the front porch and stairs of the main building of Camp Marycrest and enjoy a meal. Note real tea cups are being used. Most folks wear sweaters or jackets. Could this be an end of season gathering? The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Undated but may be 1950s or 1960s.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Cathedral High School, Burlington
              Cathedral High School, Burlington
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                • Description: Formal photo of students assembled in front of the main entrance to the Cathedral High School. Girls are grouped on the left. The boys are grouped on the right. Nuns and priests are in the back row. Undated.
                • 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 six nuns outside near an arbor or trellis. They may be associated with Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                  Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                    • Description: Undated portrait photo no. 3 of nine nuns, a priest and young women standing and seated near the steps of the main building at Camp Marycrest 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 Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
                    Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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                      • Description: Photo of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs