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: 1949
- Description: 1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside with the school seen behind them. Photo #11.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table in the school library. Some wear badges on their uniforms with initials "SA". One girl holds an open pamphlet. Photo #16
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table in the school library. Some wear badges on their uniforms with initials "SA". One girl has an open pamphlet on the table in front of her. Photo #14.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #21.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #2.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #1.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students dressed in robes and stoles standing outside on the steps of the school.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #9.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1947
- Description: 1947 photo of young women and children as participants in a May Crowning religious ceremony at Mount St. Mary's Academy with family present. Nuns can be seen standing on the balconies of the buildings in back. Photo #6.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 photo of young adults and children at Mount St. Mary's Academy posed for a group portrait. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs