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.
Revised April, 2010
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- First Methodist Church
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1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the pulpit) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
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- First Methodist Church
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Group portrait of the Children's choir in their robes in the First Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #3.
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- First Methodist Church
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1946/1947 photo of the adult choir at the First United Methodist Church located on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Kresge's (Burlington Store) - exteriors, excavation, construction
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June 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Workmen are seen within cement block constructed upper story. Steel beams stretch across above. View is looking west. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception...
Show moreJune 16, 1955. Construction of S.S. Kresge Company department store #397 on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont. W. C. Calhoun, supt. Workmen are seen within cement block constructed upper story. Steel beams stretch across above. View is looking west. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is to the center right. The Cathedral School is background center and continues to the left.
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- Middlebury College - Spanish Summer School - Faculty
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Summer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket); Mr. Menendez-Pidal? (3rd from r.); Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated)....
Show moreSummer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket); Mr. Menendez-Pidal? (3rd from r.); Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated). Seated near right pillar: Mr Gonzalez-Lopez. Back row: Mr. Asensio (next to pillar, long tie).
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- Middlebury College - Spanish Summer School - Faculty
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Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mrs. Gonzalez-Lopez (Mr. G.-Lopez directly behind her); Francisco Garcia-Lorca (4th from l.), dir. of the Spanish School and brother of playwright...
Show moreMiddlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mrs. Gonzalez-Lopez (Mr. G.-Lopez directly behind her); Francisco Garcia-Lorca (4th from l.), dir. of the Spanish School and brother of playwright Federico Garcia-Lorca. Back row: Mr. Casalduero (2nd from r.), Samuel Guarnaccia.
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- Middlebury College - Spanish Summer School - Faculty
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Summer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket), Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated). Back row: Mr. Asensio (next to...
Show moreSummer: 1958 photo of Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mr. Casalduero (center; black shirt, light jacket), Samuel Guarnaccia (far right, seated). Back row: Mr. Asensio (next to pillar, long tie).
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- Middlebury College - Spanish Summer School - Faculty
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Middlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mrs. Gonzalez-Lopez (Mr. G.-Lopez directly behind her); Francisco Garcia-Lorca (4th from l.), dir. of the Spanish School and brother of playwright...
Show moreMiddlebury College Spanish Summer School Faculty, in a group photograph taken in front of Mead Chapel. Identifiable members are, front row (l.-r.): Mrs. Gonzalez-Lopez (Mr. G.-Lopez directly behind her); Francisco Garcia-Lorca (4th from l.), dir. of the Spanish School and brother of playwright Federico Garcia-Lorca.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
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1947 photo of the Mt. St. Mary's Academy Sodality in a classroom, here displaying some of the signs they've made to promote the benefits of praying the rosary. Sodalities gave lay Catholics the opportunity to increase their personal devotion and serve others; hence, the sign: "Rosaries release...
Show more1947 photo of the Mt. St. Mary's Academy Sodality in a classroom, here displaying some of the signs they've made to promote the benefits of praying the rosary. Sodalities gave lay Catholics the opportunity to increase their personal devotion and serve others; hence, the sign: "Rosaries release souls from Purgatory. Say yours every day." Another one says: "Convert Russia through the Rosary." Photo #10.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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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);...
Show moreCa. 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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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Six Sisters of Mercy gathered outside the convent. Dated 1959.
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- Portraits - Children
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1945 photo of a young boy in a choir robe, holding a book and standing in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vt.
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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A group of young children sit in a classroom setting (perhaps a church school class as a small replica of a church is seen on the arm of a chair in the foreground) surrounded by paper cardboard building blocks of the 1950s. Three women attend the the boys and girls. A doll house among other toys...
Show moreA group of young children sit in a classroom setting (perhaps a church school class as a small replica of a church is seen on the arm of a chair in the foreground) surrounded by paper cardboard building blocks of the 1950s. Three women attend the the boys and girls. A doll house among other toys are seen in the room. See also mcalA14F16i26
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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Helen Best of the First Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont stands in the back to the left with a large group of what may be Sunday School children seated in folding metal chairs assembled in the lower level. Several other women (perhaps teachers) also stand in the back.
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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May Crowning, Catholic worship service. Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's in Burlington, Vermont.. See also mcalA14F01i01.
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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A group of children with several women (perhaps Sunday School teachers) pose for a photo. Location the lower level of the First Congregational Church, Burlington, Vermont as the the lady to the far right is Helen Best who appears in several other photos associated with the church.
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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A large group of children with several women are seated in a horse shoe arrangement. Location is the lower level of First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont as there are other labeled photos in the collection (e.g. mcalA09F12i01)
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- Portraits, children, unidentified
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Eight young women and a little girl stand in the Sacred Heart Chapel of Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont as participants of the Catholic ritual, May Crowning. The girls are dressed in gowns with the statue of the crowned Virgin Mary behind adorned with gladiolas. See also mcalA15F09i07
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Church Youth Choir.Unidentified and undated. Photo #2.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Church Youth Choir. Unidentified and undated. Photo #1