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 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 Mt. St. Mary's Convent
    Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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      • Date Created: 1955
      • Description: 1955 photo of a Sister of Mercy frosting a cake in a large kitchen at Mount St. Mary's Convent.
      • 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 Mt. St. Mary's. Dated 1959.
        • 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 and the bus driver with the group. Photo #32.
          • 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: 2 Sisters of Mercy (sister and novice) working on a vestment or altar cloth. 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: 1961
              • Description: Five Sisters of Mercy, outside the convent, enjoying a sunny day. Photo #2. Dated 1961.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
              Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                • Description: Seven nuns are seen in an elementary grade class with one nun preparing reading materials on a felt board. The room is filled with alphabet letters, books and even a large size reading book of Dick, Jane and Sally is displayed. Wooden desks are arranged in straight rows anchored to the floor. A picture of Jesus hangs on the wall along with an American flag.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Cathedral High School
                Cathedral High School
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                  • Description: 1956 photo of a small group of Cathedral High School students standing and seated at a table with two nuns. Probably a school club and photo taken for the school year book.
                  • 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 right is a nun. Photo #3.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of St. John Vianney Church
                    St. John Vianney Church
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                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: First communion class outside on the steps of St. John Vianney Church in So. Burlington, Vt. with a nun and Reverend Bernard R. Spears. Dated 1949.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs