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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86 Burlington (Vt.). 86 Portrait photography. 44 Girls. 37 High school students. 28 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 26 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 26 Grand Isle (Vt.). 22 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 20 Gymnasiums. 19 Women. 18 Middlebury (Vt.). 18 Middlebury College. 17 College teachers. 15 Young men. 14 Young women. 13 Camping. 11 College students. 11 Students. 10 Men. 10 Nuns. 9 Priests. 8 Buildings. 8 Middle school students. 7 Actors. 7 Camps. 7 School children. 7 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 7 Veterans. 6 Children. 6 High school graduates. 5 Architectural photography. 5 Battery Park (Vt.). 5 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 High school buildings. 5 High school students -- Dramatic production. 5 High school teachers. 5 House furnishings. 5 South Burlington Central School (Vt.). 5 Urban parks. 4 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.). 4 Colchester (Vt.). 4 High school athletes. 4 Interior architecture. 4 Parades. 4 School sports. 4 Toys. 3 Banners. 3 Baseball. 3 Boys. 3 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Choirs (Music). 3 Choruses. 3 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Christmas greens. 3 Family. 3 Handicraft. 3 Restaurants. 3 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 3 Trucks. 2 Auditoriums. 2 Boats and boating. 2 Christmas pageants. 2 Classrooms. 2 Costume. 2 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Gardens. 2 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Monuments. 2 Musical groups. 2 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Rifles. 2 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 2 Women veterans. 2 Worship programs. 1 Armed Forces -- Officers. 1 Bands (Music). 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Chapels. 1 Church buildings. 1 Dolls. 1 Drum majorettes. 1 Dwellings. 1 Employees. 1 Firearms. 1 First communion. 1 Landscape photography. 1 Musicians. 1 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 1 Service stations. 1 Soldiers. 1 Tennis. 1 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.).

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Miniature of Portraits - Individuals
Portraits - Individuals
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond, a graduate poses in the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington in her cap and gown and holds a bouquet of flowers. See also mcalA16F01i02, mcalB16F17i09, mcalB16F18i04
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
    Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: Large co-ed group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
      Camp Marycrest - Activities
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        • Description: 1959 photo of campers outside in a field standing and kneeling by a Camp Marycrest banner. Three campers are dressed as Samuel de Champlain and Indian guides. Photo #5?
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        Miniature of Camp Marycrest - Activities
        Camp Marycrest - Activities
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          • Description: 1959 photo of a truck decorated as a boat that is part of parade at Camp Marycrest. Campers dressed as Indians "paddle" the boat. They are commemorating the 350th landing of Samuel de Champlain on the shores of the lake of 1609.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
          Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: Rice High School students seated in the gymnasium with a faculty member for a group photo.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
            Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: Large co-ed group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo. (Dress code for the girls apparently stricter than that for the boys.)
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Middlebury College - French Summer School
              Middlebury College - French Summer School
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: 1959 photo of the Middlebury College French Summer School Faculty. Among the senior faculty seated in the front row: Mme Moissu, Claude Bourcier, M. Guilloton, and Stephen Freeman, longtime professor of French, administrator, and historian of the Summer Language Schools. Enrollment in '59: 364.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
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                  • Date Created: 1959
                  • Description: 1959 photo of Russian Summer School faculty. Identifiable women in the front row are, l.-r.: Tatiana Vacquier, Berthe Normano (3rd from l.), and Catherine Wolkonsky (2nd from r.). In 2nd row, l.-r.: Aron Pressman, Margaret and Mischa Mayer (far right). 3rd row: Nicholas Maltzoff (r.)
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent
                  Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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                    • Date Created: 1959
                    • Description: Six Sisters of Mercy gathered outside the convent. Dated 1959.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Nazareth School - Graduates
                    Nazareth School - Graduates
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                      • Date Created: 1959
                      • Description: A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1959, gather in front of the school for a formal class photo. Msgr. Charles Marcoux stands at the center of the group. Boys wear solid colored robes and are in the back rows. The girls are in white robes and are in the front. Photo #1. 8th grade graduates at Nazareth School (later called St Joseph Parish School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs