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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22 Burlington (Vt.)

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Miniature of Legion of Mary
Legion of Mary
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    • Description: Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in back with a religious statue in front of it. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #3?
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
    Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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      • Date Created: undated
      • Description: Undated photo of Saint Joseph's Church with religious statues and lilies and ferns. Photo 2.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
      Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
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        • Date Created: 1948
        • Description: 1948 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. They wear necklaces (religious medallions?). School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to personal piety and service to others. The priest in this photo may be the Rev. Barry E. Fontaine of the Catholic diocese of Burlington. The statue of Christ displays the Sacred Heart, and some of the "sodalists" have flowers to decorate the shrine. Photo #2.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Morrill, Justin Smith, Bust
        Morrill, Justin Smith, Bust
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          • Date Created: 1944
          • Description: 1944 photo of a marble sculptured bust of Justin Smith Morrill made by Italian born artist Preston Powers.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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            • Date Created: 1953
            • Description: 1953 photo of crowned Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of the May Crowning religious ceremony. Lilies among the flowers seen.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Trinity College - Graduation
            Trinity College - Graduation
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              • Date Created: 1956
              • Description: 1956 Trinity College graduates, assembled on stairs in the shape of an "M," presumably for the Blessed Virgin Mary. Statue in the background is of Jesus displaying the Sacred Heart. Photo #27.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
              Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with priest in pulpit (left). Structural items such as the pulpit and the supports holding various statues attached to the columns have been removed, owing to liturgical reforms and audio-technology. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction, high above the altar, of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, and special lighting. Photo no. 6.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Wells Statue at Gettysburg
                Wells Statue at Gettysburg
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                  • Description: Photo of statue of William Wells (1837-1892), Brevet Major General of the U.S. Vols. located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the National Military Park, along South Confederate Avenue. A similar monument is also located in Burlington Vermont's Battery Park. "For gallant and meritorious services" March 13, 1865. Awarded the metal of honor for "most distinguished gallantry at Gettysburg" July 3, 1863. Native Vermonter, born in Waterbury, Vermont.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
                  Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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                    • Date Created: 1951-1952
                    • Description: 1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction, high above the altar, of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, candles and special lighting. This particular mass may be the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), since the parishioners seem dressed for cold weather and there is a large statue of Mary under a canopy, in addition to others in the sanctuary. Photo 5.
                    • 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: 1941
                      • Description: 1941 class portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside on a grassy spot with a religious statue. Photo #13.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs