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
Mount St. Mary's
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    • Description: Nuns from the private Catholic girls' school Mount St. Mary's are seen on visitation of the sick (brochure picture). Circa 1954-1957.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
    Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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      • Description: Nuns of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: 1948 Campers and nuns ride in row boats and a canoe on Lake Champlain. Photo #7.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
        Camp Marycrest - Staff
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          • Date Created: 1959
          • Description: 1959 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff with nuns.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Cathedral High School
          Cathedral High School
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: 1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Christ the King School
            Christ the King School
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              • Description: An undated photograph of a nun leading a religion class at Christ the King School.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
              Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1947
                • Description: 1947 Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing beside a Green Mountaineer chartered bus. Suitcases are seen in front. Two nuns with the group. Photo #33.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
                Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                  • Date Created: 1961
                  • Description: 1961 photo of several Mount St. Mary's students and a nun gathered around a table with books and Vermont related material on display. Photo #14.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Convent
                  Mount St. Mary's Convent
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                    • Date Created: 1946-1947
                    • Description: Two Sisters of Mercy of Mount St. Mary's convent. Dated 1946/1947
                    • 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: Prayer before the altar in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's. Nuns wearing black veils very likely have made their solemn vows required by their order, the Sisters of Mercy. Those with white are novices, who remain so for at least a year of study and discernment. The women wearing black lace are very likely postulants, a stage earlier than the novitiate. Dated 1955.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs