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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1945/1946 Mount St. Mary's Academy graduation (graduates in cap and gown in forefront) with a theatrical performance with a biblical theme. Seen are four angels, Virgin Mary and Child. Photo #2.
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- Mt. St. Mary's - Theatricals
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1945 / 1946 photo of theatrical performance with a biblical theme as part of what looks to be a graduation ceremony at Mount St. Mary's Academy. Skit looks to be the Annunciation.
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- Nazareth School (St. Joseph School), Burlington
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A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1961, 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...
Show moreA group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1961, 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. -- By 1961, an older school in Burlington named after St. Joseph had closed, so the Nazareth School (Ecole Nazareth) became known officially as St. Joseph School.
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- Nazareth School (St. Joseph School), Burlington
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A group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1958, 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...
Show moreA group of graduates, identified in St. Joseph parish history as Class of 1958, 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 School) at 20 Allen Street in Burlington. Closed 2010.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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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 her diploma and a bouquet of flowers. See also mcalA16F01i02, mcalB16F17i09 Dated 1959.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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High school graduation in cap and gown stands in backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Dated 1957 / 1958.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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High school graduate in cap and gown stands with another girl in backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Dated 1957 / 1958.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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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
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- Portraits - Individuals
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McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond in graduation cap and gown stands in the backyard of McAllister's home, 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. See also mcalA16F01i02
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- Portraits - Individuals
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McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond(?) in her graduation cap and gown holding a bouquet of flowers. A female graduate poses in the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington See also mcalB16F17i09 and mcalA16F01i02
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A large group of women graduates pose for a group portrait. They wear graduation robes and hold rolled diplomas. Some of the ladies also appear with a smaller group of women in mcalA15F07i05. Mount St. Mary's?
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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1940 graduating class group portrait. The men are dressed in suit and tie. The women in solid light colored dresses. They all carry their diplomas. Baskets of flowers are displayed in the front.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A large group of women graduates pose for a group portrait. They wear graduation robes and hold rolled diplomas. Some of the ladies also appear with a smaller group of women in mcalA15F07i05. Mount St. Mary's?
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A group of graduates assembled outside for a formal class portrait. The girls are in formal dress each with a corsage on their left shoulder. The boys are all in jackets and ties. Two boys sit in front with one holding a baton. Photo #3. Undated. 1950s? Same group as mcalA09F05i14, i15.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Three female and four male graduates assemble outside for a group portrait with another man (perhaps a teacher or school official). The graduates wear cap and gown with the tassel on the left side. They do not hold any diplomas.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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A large group of women graduates pose for a group portrait. They wear graduation robes and hold rolled diplomas. Some of the ladies also appear with a smaller group of women in mcalA15F07i05. Mount St. Mary's?
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Photo of six women graduates in graduation robes holding rolled diplomas. Two other ladies stand with them; one on each end. They all wear corsages and stand before a stage. Some of the ladies also appear with a larger group of women in mcalA15F07i06. Mount St. Mary's?
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Graduates (men and women) assembled near a stage for a group portrait. All wear graduation cap and gown with the tassels on the right side. They all hold diplomas. The girls also each hold a bouquet of flowers and the boys each wear a corsage.
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- Portraits, groups, unidentified
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Sixteen male and female graduates pose for a group portrait outside. All wear cap and gown with their tassels on the left side. They do not hold their diplomas.
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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A female graduate in a white cap and gown poses in the backyard with another girl. Location 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.