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.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing in the school auditorium in front of the stage. Four wear dark robes. Front row far left, center far right and one second row center. Photo #14.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table. One student front center holds an open book facing out. Photo #24.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 group photo of nine Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #29.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 formal group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #23.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1956
- Description: 1956 formal group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #15.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 photo of a young woman crowning the statue of the Virgin Mary. She is in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's Academy and is a participant in the religious ritual called May Crowning. Photo #8.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1961
- Description: 1961 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #20.
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Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Photo #22.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of cast on stage in costume for a theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Kitchen scene with actors gathered around a dining table with checkered table cloth. Photo #2.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1945-1946
- Description: 1945/1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront) with a theatrical performance with a biblical theme. Seen are four angels, Virgin Mary and Child. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs