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: 1957
- Description: 1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #31.
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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 #?6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) 3rd row from front, 3rd in from left. Photo #3?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1960
- Description: 1960 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside on the steps of the school. Photo #12 or 17?
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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- Date Created: 1960
- Description: 1960 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy younger students gathered outside on the steps of the school. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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- Date Created: 1954
- Description: 1954 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Photo #30.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 photo of six actresses of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Seen here is a bedroom scene. Photo #5.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1957
- Description: 1957 group photo of cast members of a student production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. A nun stands center. Photo #5.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: Cast members of a high school production gather around an office desk on stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: Shamrocks adorn the dance recital outfits on two of the young women as a group of eight form a line across a stage. Location Mount St. Mary's on Mansfield Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1956-1957. Photo #1. Same as mcalA10F03i23 and mcalA10F03i08
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs