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 (Grand Isle, VT)
Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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    • Description: Photo #15 (undated but may be 1950s or 1960s) of Camp Marycrest staff and nuns as they sit for a group portrait on the camp grounds in Grand Isle, Vermont. The camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order (1957-1993).
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Cathedral High School
    Cathedral High School
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      • 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 Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
      Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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        • Description: Six Sisters of Mercy gathered outside the convent. See also dated photo of 1959 mcalB13F10i05
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
        Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
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          • Description: Six nuns stand outside on either side of shrine to the Queen of the Assumption. Mount St. Mary's Convent? Photo #27. See also mcalB13F11i08 dated 1960.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Portraits - Unidentified Groups
          Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i05. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Staff
            Camp Marycrest - Staff
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              • Date Created: 1948
              • Description: Summer 1948 group photo of Marycrest staff, nuns, priest.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
              Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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                • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group photo with a nun on the front steps of the school. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. 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: Photo of six nuns outside near an arbor or trellis. They may be associated with Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont. See mcalA16F02i07 for the same group of nuns.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
                  Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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                    • Date Created: 1955
                    • Description: 1955 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing in the gymnasium with the nun coach.
                    • 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 two teenagers (students?) and a nun gathered around a library table in the school library.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs