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 Trinity College, Burlington
Trinity College, Burlington
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    • Description: A group of young women in choral robes gather in the Trinity College chapel for a group photo. Photo #25.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Weddings
    Weddings
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      • Description: A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #7.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Christ the King School, Burlington
      Christ the King School, Burlington
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        • Description: Msgr. Fitzsimons (left) gathered with several formally dressed young women and a small boy and girl. They stand before a statue of the Virgin Mary in a chapel. Photo #2. Undated but may be 1950s.
        • 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: 1955
          • Description: 1955 photo of a young woman kneeling before an altar in a chapel. This may be Trinity, Christ the King or Mount St. Mary's.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
          Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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            • Date Created: 1949
            • Description: 1949 / 1950 photo of a young woman placing a crown on the Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of the May Crowning religious ceremony. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
            Middlebury College - Groups, Unidentified
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              • Date Created: 1946
              • Description: 1946 group portrait of women outside in front of the Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt. Photo #4.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Burlington Streets: University Place
              Burlington Streets: University Place
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                • Date Created: 1928-09-17
                • Description: September 17, 1928. Road construction of curbs along University Place looking from Pearl Street. Ira Allen Chapel is to the left with Billings just beyond that. To the right is the main University of Vermont green.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Congregational Church, First - Groups
                Congregational Church, First - Groups
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                  • Description: Staff members of the church include (back row) Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr (Associate Minister) and Rev. Charles Stanley Jones, DD (Minister). Second from left is Cora Prior, next to her is Fanny Edgarton, then Helen Best and Prudence B. They stand outside in front of the chapel next to the main church building. May be 1950s.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of UVM Ira Allen Chapel
                  UVM Ira Allen Chapel
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                    • Description: Ira Allen Chapel on a snowy day, as seen from Colchester Ave. Torrey Hall can be seen on the far left.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
                    Fanny Allen Hospital - School of Nursing Chapel
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                      • Description: Undated photo of the interior of the Fanny Allen Hospital School of Nursing Chapel. Photo #8.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs