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 Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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    • Date Created: 1948
    • Description: 1948 photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered in the school library for a group portrait. Photo #16.
    • 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: 1948
      • Description: 1948 portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy choral group in robes on the school's stage. Photo #8.
      • 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: 1954
        • Description: 1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #22.
        • 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: 1957
          • Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #16.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
          Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
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            • Date Created: 1947
            • Description: 1947 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing in the gymnasium with school banner. Photo #8.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Theatricals
            Theatricals
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              • Date Created: 1945
              • Description: 1945 photo of an all female production cast assembled in what may be an radio studio. To the right a young woman stands at a floor microphone. Another stands to the left. They hold what appear to be scripts.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
              Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                • Description: A group of men (one in a pair of knickers), women and one little girl gather outside for a group portrait. A large brick building is behind them. Undated but may be 1920s or 1930s?
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
                Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                  • Description: Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. Photo #2. See also mcalA15F07i28, mcalB13F08i02
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
                  Portraits, groups, unidentified
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                    • Description: Twelve older ladies in evening dress and one young girl pose for a group portrait. Flower arrangements have been placed on the stage behind them. See also mcalA15F08i19 without the young girl.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Burlington High School - Basketball
                    Burlington High School - Basketball
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                      • Date Created: 1945
                      • Description: 1945 photo of three members of the BHS Girls Basketball team. The numbers 11, 10, 9 appear at the feet of the girls.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs