Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Collection Overview
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)...
Show moreLouis 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 - Classrooms
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1941 high school art class with some younger students in attendance at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt.
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1954 science class at Mount St. Mary's Academy with the girls studying human anatomy. Charts on the wall display the structure of the human eye and the digestive system. A nun stands nearby. Long bench student desks in foreground. Photo #20.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Classrooms
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1947 high school art class at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Photo #12.
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1946 group of Mount St. Mary's Academy high school students carving linoleum art blocks. Prints from the blocks can be seen hanging up behind the girls. Location may be a library as rows of books are seen in bookcases along the back wall. Photo #3.
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Four art students of Mount St. Mary's Academy are outdoors creating landscape paintings in this 1949 photo. Photo #7.
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1947 chemistry class Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Photo #13.
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1947 photo of students of Mount St. Mary's Academy working on and displaying their art projects in class. The large painting to the left appeas to have a nursery rhyme theme with Little Red Riding Hood, Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Jack and the Bean Stalk images. Photo #30.
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Four art students of Mount St. Mary's Academy are outdoors creating landscape paintings in this 1949 photo. Photo #6.
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1947 portrait drawing from life high school art class at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Photo #27.
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1957 group photo of chemistry class students of Mount St. Mary's Academy. Some of the girls wear plastic protective aprons. Photo #34.
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1947 high school life drawing art class at Mount St. Mary's Academy Photo #28.
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1941 typing class Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Students use manual typewriters. Machine covers have been placed on the back to the chairs. Photo #23.
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1957 group photo of chemistry class students of Mount St. Mary's Academy. Some of the girls wear plastic protective aprons. Photo #35.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Graduates
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1956/1957 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #2.
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1948 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #10.
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1947 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #1.
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1959 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #17.
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1941 Mount St. Mary's Academy Graduates. Photo #7.
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1960 portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy graduates. Photo #2.
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1961 graduating class at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vt. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) middle row far right. Photo #1.