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 Camp Marycrest - Staff
Camp Marycrest - Staff
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    • Description: Undated group photo of Camp Marycrest staff, nuns and priest on the steps of the main building. Photo #3.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
    Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
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      • Description: 1945 portrait photo of nurse graduates gathered with three nuns. Graduates each wear a corsage and hold diploma. Photo #4.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Trinity College - Graduation
      Trinity College - Graduation
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        • Date Created: 1957
        • Description: 1957 photo of three Trinity College graduates sitting in front of two Sisters of Mercy, who also may be faculty members. Photo #20.
        • 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: 1955
          • Description: 1955 photo of a man standing with two nuns and a novice probably in a school classroom. Each holds a book.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Trinity College - Nurses
          Trinity College - Nurses
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            • Date Created: 1946-1947
            • Description: 1946 / 1947 Graduating class of Nursing students in front of the Bishop De Goesbriand Hospital, near Trinity College.
            • 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. 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 a small group of Trinity College graduates and a Sister of Mercy/Trinity faculty member, assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #11.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
                Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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                  • Description: Summer. Five Sisters of Mercy outside perhaps on the grounds of Mount Saint Mary's Convent in Burlington, Vt. White veils, usually indicating novices, may just be cooler summer attire. See also mcalB13F09i08 dated 1958.
                  • 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. 32 of nuns, a priest and young women standing and seated on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1963. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Cathedral High School
                    Cathedral High School
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                      • Date Created: 1956
                      • Description: 1956 group photo of Cathedral High School students and two nuns seated around a table. Probably a school activity group taken for the year book. Photo #20.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs