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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Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) 3rd row from the front, 3rd from the left. Photo #18.
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    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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      • Date Created: 1947
      • Description: 1947 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled in choir loft with pipe organ behind. Photo #26.
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      Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
      Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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        • Date Created: 1956-1957
        • Description: 1956 or 1957 portrait photo of the Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled inside on the school's stage . Photo #17.
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        Miniature of Portraits, groups, unidentified
        Portraits, groups, unidentified
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          • Description: A photo of a large choral group, possibly Burlington High School students as they pose in their robes for a group portrait. Location is the auditorium attached to the Edmunds building where BHS was held. Photo #10.
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          Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
          Burlington High School - Musical Events
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            • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group assembled for a group portrait at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium.
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            Miniature of Winooski High School - Chorus
            Winooski High School - Chorus
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #2.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of UVM - Chorus
              UVM - Chorus
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                • Description: UVM Chorus, an all-women group in this photo (but in subsequent years, mixed). Director is Prof. Howard G. Bennett (front row, center) and the likely accompanist is Miriam N. Marston, Instructor (front row, 4th from right). Location is Ira Allen Chapel. This photo appears in the 1946 Ariel (UVM yearbook), p. 106, with all students identified by last name.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
                Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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                  • Description: Undated photo contact sheet showing four different photographs of staff, girl residents and a parade on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls' camp was run by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order and operated from 1957 to 1993. May date from the 1950s or 1960s.
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                  Miniature of Burlington High School - Musical Events
                  Burlington High School - Musical Events
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                    • Description: 1956/1957 photo of a large mixed choral group performing at Burlington High School on stage in the Edmunds auditorium. Photo #1?
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                    Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
                    Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
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                      • Date Created: 1957
                      • Description: 1957 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs