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: 1948
- Description: 1948 portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside beside the school's main entrance. Photo #17.
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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 #8.
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Milton Elementary School
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Milton Elementary School class portrait.
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Milton High School - Building
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 view of the Milton High School building. Photo #2.
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Milton High School - Class Pictures
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- Date Created: 1945
- Description: 1945 Milton High School class picture. Photo #24.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: 1955 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production with a biblical theme. Four young women kneel and pose as if dancing holding arms over their heads. A stage setting curtain with many stars serving as scenery is seen behind. 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 #4.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1959
- Description: 1959 group photo of cast members of a theatrical production at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo #1.
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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1956-1957
- Description: 1956 / 1957 photo of the cast of a high school theatrical production "Beware the Bear" by students of Mount St. Mary's Academy. They each hold a glass soda bottle with straws. Photos of Hollywood celebrities decorate the wall of the girls' camping cabin. Photo #5.
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Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: Ca. 23 women in the Sisters of Mercy community at Mount St. Mary's Sacred Heart Chapel : sisters (black veils), novices (white veils), and postulants (black tulle veils) in prayer in the choir of the chapel. Good example of Pre-Vatican II sanctuary, with the railing (where Communion is received); the altar built into the back wall of the sanctuary, requiring the priest to turn his back to the people; and the tabernacle placed centrally on the altar. Dated 1955.
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