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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A cast of actresses gather near the stage set for a production. Location Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
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Mount St. Mary's Academy school chorus. Third row back, 3rd in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at the school 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #18?
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1957 photo of a young woman placing a crown on the Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of a religious ceremony, May Crowning. Stain glass window identified as "Gift of League of Sacred Heart." Photo #7.
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Mount Saint Mary's Academy school chorus. Back row, 6th in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at the school 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #19.
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Two uniformed students of Mount St Mary's Academy (a school for girls located in Burlington, Vermont) gather at the piano in one of the school's large rooms. The plaid curtains and checkered linoleum floor are seen in other photos taken at the school.
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Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the...
Show moreThree young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. Photo #1. See also mcalA15F09i08, mcalB13F08i02
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A group of young women and one young girl pose for a portrait in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as participants in a religious ceremony. The religious statue of the Virgin Mary is seen in the background with a crown and surrounded by gladiola and carnation...
Show moreA group of young women and one young girl pose for a portrait in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as participants in a religious ceremony. The religious statue of the Virgin Mary is seen in the background with a crown and surrounded by gladiola and carnation flowers. See also mcalA14F15i05
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Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the...
Show moreThree young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. Photo #2. See also mcalA15F07i28, mcalB13F08i02
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Mount St. Mary's Academy school chorus. Back row, 6th in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at Mount St Mary's in 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #20.
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- Portraits, individuals, unidentified
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A young woman with extremely long hair is garbed in a draped and veiled outfit. She stands on the steps outside of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. She holds a tall vase. Two potted plants are on either side of her. Early part of the 20th century.
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Six Sisters of Mercy gathered outside the convent. See also dated photo of 1959 mcalB13F10i05
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Six nuns stand outside on either side of shrine to the Queen of the Assumption. Mount St. Mary's Convent? Photo #27. See also mcalB13F11i08 dated 1960.
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Photo of the cast of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Student Therese Tessier (later Kneen) stands in the second row at the far right.
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Nuns of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
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Photo of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
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- Theatricals
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast includes a King, Queen, Princess and others.
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
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- Theatricals
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A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?