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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450 Portrait photography. 388 Burlington (Vt.). 314 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 255 High school students. 96 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 96 Grand Isle (Vt.). 69 High school athletes. 63 Basketball. 63 Camping. 56 Boys. 47 Students. 43 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 38 Choruses. 35 High school graduates. 34 House furnishings. 29 Children. 29 Women. 27 School sports. 25 Classrooms. 22 Choirs (Music). 21 Athletics. 21 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 21 High school buildings. 20 Gymnasiums. 19 Cheerleading. 19 First communion. 19 Musicians. 19 Young women. 17 Camps. 17 Interior architecture. 17 Nuns. 16 Champlain, Lake. 16 School children. 16 Winooski (Vt.). 16 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 15 Buildings. 15 Worship programs. 14 Priests. 13 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 12 Dolls. 12 Family. 12 Swimming. 11 Actors. 11 Costume. 11 Dance. 11 High school students -- Dramatic production. 11 Piano. 10 Banners. 9 Cake. 9 Middle school students. 9 Musical groups. 9 Tennis. 8 Bristol (Vt.). 8 Dwellings. 8 Handicraft. 8 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.). 8 Vergennes (Vt.). 7 Archery. 7 Girl Scouts. 6 Church buildings. 6 Furniture. 6 Statues. 6 Toys. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Christmas greens. 5 Infants. 5 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 4 Buses. 4 Canoes and canoeing. 4 Chapels. 4 High school teachers. 4 Horses. 4 Men. 4 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 4 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Dance recitals. 3 Drum majorettes. 3 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Parades. 3 Trucks. 3 Women veterans. 2 Ballerinas. 2 Chairs. 2 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Landscape photography. 2 Puppets. 2 Tap dancers. 2 Theaters. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 2 Volleyball. 2 Weddings. 1 Animals. 1 Baseball. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bridegrooms. 1 Brides. 1 Camp MacArthur (Vt.). 1 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Radio -- Receivers and reception. 1 Salvation Army. 1 Santa Claus. 1 Skating. 1 Veterans. 1 Waitsfield (Vt.). 1 Young men.

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Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
Camp Marycrest - Activities
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    • Description: 1948 photo of a camp leader instructing young campers in what may be a singing session. Each girl holds a small booklet while they sit in a room with religious statues, images and a cross. Photo #21.
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    Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
    Camp Marycrest - Activities
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      • Description: Campers at Camp Marycrest stand near the net on the tennis court with their rackets. Main building seen in the background.
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      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Description: Campers paddle canoes in Lake Champlain near a dock while at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
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        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
        Camp Marycrest - Activities
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          • Description: Campers of Camp Marycrest stand in the waters of Lake Champlain near the shore. A large dock is to the right. A young girl in the back holds a large beach ball. Photo #17.
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          Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
          Portraits - Individuals
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            • Date Created: 1929-1930
            • Description: High school graduation yearbook photo contact sheet. McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond. Probably 1958.
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            Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
            Graduations - Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1944
              • Description: 1944 photo of four women high school graduates in cap and gown holding their diplomas and wearing corsages standing outside along side a clapboard building.
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              Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
              Portraits - Individuals
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                • Date Created: 1945
                • Description: 1945 portrait photo of a young woman sitting outdoors with an open book on the steps of UVM Waterman building.
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                Miniature of Winooski High School - Class Pictures
                Winooski High School - Class Pictures
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                  • Description: Undated (Oct. 1952?) photo of what appears to be a home economics class at Winooski High School, with stylish bobby-soxers in aprons cooking, and washing and drying dishes. A poster on the right proclaims: IT'S FUN TO SEW.
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                  Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
                  Winooski High School - Chorus
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                    • Date Created: 1949-1950
                    • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with an adult man and woman. The singers wear choral robes. Photo #1.
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                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Miscellaneous
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                      • Description: Students of Mount St. Mary's participate in a Christmas drive for the poor. Boxes and baskets of goods include canned food, clothing and toys. Some of the boxes are labeled for whom the gifts would be appropriate (e.g. adults, or children). A poster hangs in back listing special needs items wanted. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #2.
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