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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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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A group of young campers sit on the ground in front of an open sided building and do craft projects. Some use yarn to make octopus like dolls. They are at Camp Marycrest, in Grand Isle, Vermont, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy. Undated but may be taken in...
Show moreA group of young campers sit on the ground in front of an open sided building and do craft projects. Some use yarn to make octopus like dolls. They are at Camp Marycrest, in Grand Isle, Vermont, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy. Undated but may be taken in 1950s or 1960s.
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- Camp Marycrest - Activities
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1947 Children participate in a painting and paper mache craft session while sitting at wooden tables made into a makeshift work bench. Are those puppet or marionette heads they are making? Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #5.
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- Camps - Summer
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Fall-Winter 1946/1947 photo of men, women, children and youth standing and sitting outside on the grass. Photo #2.
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- Camps - Summer
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Summer, Fall 1945 photo of young campers holding a variety of foods. A tent is pitched behind them. Photo #8.
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture and dressed for First Communion. They are gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #27.
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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1946 group photo of young students of the Cathedral Grammar School dressed for First Communion. They are assembled on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #26
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture and dressed for First Communion. They are gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #28.
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- Cathedral Grammar School
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1946 upper grade class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #1.
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- Catholic Daughters of America
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1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #2.
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- Catholic Daughters of America
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1951 photo of children and youth dressed in costumes for a recital or a production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Photo #1.
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- Catholic Daughters of America
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1951 photo of a recital or minstrel type production by members of the Catholic Daughters of America. Children are seated in front. Some cast members appear in black face. Photo #1.
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- Church Groups - Unidentified
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1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #2.
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- Church Groups - Unidentified
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1953 photo of a group outside on the grass. Mons Charles Towne, Pastor, Christ the King, Burlington Abbot Rudolph O.S.B, Founder, Weston Priory, Weston, Vermont. Photo #1.
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- Dance Recitals
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1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume posing with their dance teacher. Photo #2
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- Dance Recitals
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1951/1952 photo of two young tap dancers posing on stage next to a piano.
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- Dance Recitals
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1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume along with their dance teacher. Photo #1.
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- Doll Collection
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1957/1958 photo of two young girls with antique dolls. Many of the dolls have bisque, parian or china heads. At least one French fashion present. Dewees Cochran dolls to the far left. Also there are a couple of nun dolls and a Bye-lo baby doll is in carriage to the right. Photo #5.
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- Fraternal Order of Eagles
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1949 / 1950 photo of Santa Claus, men, women and children (with Christmas stockings) participants in Christmas celebration of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. One child is also dressed as Santa. A decorated Christmas tree seen in back.
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1944 photo of a small group of boys and girls gathered near a stage. Each proudly holds a card or certificate of some kind. Two older adults stand in back. A large of group of seated children are assembled for this graduation ceremony.
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- Graduations - Unidentified
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1951 photo of a group of young people assembled outside for a portrait. Older adults stand on either side. The girls wear summer dresses and corsages. One small child holds a graduation baton. Photo #3.