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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Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1945-1946
- Description: 1945 / 1946 photo of theatrical performance with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy at what may be a graduation ceremony. The skit here is The Visitation where Mary visits Elizabeth. Photo #6.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1949
- Description: 1949 theatrical performance at Mount St. Mary's Academy of the Christmas Bible story of the Three Wise Men visiting the Baby Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1946
- Description: 14 actors portray uniformed soldiers as they stand on the steps of the stage of Mount St. Mary's Academy. Photo # 3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1955
- Description: 1955 photo of a theatrical performance with a biblical theme. Presented here is the birth of the Baby Jesus.The entire cast of the play seems to be on stage for what may be a Christmas pageant. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus on stage with a person portraying Virgin Mary seated holding a Crucifer Cross and a replica of a Baby Jesus in her lap. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1953
- Description: 1953 photo of theatrical production with a biblical theme at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Presented here is a scene where a mourner (John the Evangelist?) grieves at the base of the cross. Other actors portray persons said to be present at the crucifixion; also portrayed is Veronica holding cloth with image of Jesus' face. Photo #2.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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- Date Created: 1958
- Description: 1958 print of a photo (developed backwards) of six young women of Mount St. Mary's Academy. One has her foot in a cast. Another holds an accordion. Photo #30.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Museum/Exhibit/Antiques
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: 1952 photo of three women standing at a table in a room setting full of period pieces and antiques. See also mcalB13F13i02 for same setting.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Nazareth School - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1952
- Description: Nazareth School, Class of 1952 (as written in the lower left corner), with Msgr. Joseph Pariseau, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, 1933-1956. Photo #3.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Nazareth School - Graduates
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- Date Created: 1951
- Description: 1951 graduating class of Nazareth School in cap and gown. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929" Priests are Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte. Photo #4.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs