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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- Legion of Mary
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Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in back with a religious statue in front of it. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #3?
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- Legion of Mary
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Group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in the back with a religious statue in front. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #1.
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- Legion of Mary
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1950s group portrait of the women of the Legion of Mary. A banner is seen in back with a religious statue in front of it. Dated 1956 / 1957. Photo #2.
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- Morrill, Justin Smith, Bust
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1944 photo of a marble sculptured bust of Justin Smith Morrill made by Italian born artist Preston Powers.
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- Morrill, Justin Smith, Bust
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1944 photo of a marble sculptured bust of Justin Smith Morrill made by Italian born artist Preston Powers.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - May Crowning
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1953 photo of crowned Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of the May Crowning religious ceremony. Lilies among the flowers seen.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Young woman kneeling before a statue of Jesus that features the Sacred Heart. This may have been part of a promotional campaign to encourage vocations to the Sisters of Mercy. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Sister of Mercy kneeling before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To her right is a somewhat 2-dimensional likeness of a devout person praying the rosary and holding a candle. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Large group of young women interested in a religious vocation with the Sister of Mercy (postulants), gathered before a statue of Christ revealing the Sacred Heart. Photo #4. Dated 1948.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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10 Sisters of Mercy, gathered before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, perhaps near Mount St. Mary's. Dated 1957. Photo #1.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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10 Sisters of Mercy, gathered before a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, perhaps near Mount St. Mary's. Dated 1955.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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Six Sisters of Mercy gathered before a shrine dedicated to Mary, Queen of the Assumption. These women may still be in the novitiate, or celebrating the end of it. Location is unknown but presumably on the grounds of Mount St. Mary's. Photo #26. Dated 1960.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1947
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1947 photo of the interior of St. Joseph's Church, which has a statue of Mary under a canopy and placed at the top of some steps. The statue is well lighted and surrounded by Easter lilies, palms, and other flowers.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1952
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1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with priest in pulpit (left). Structural items such as the pulpit and the supports holding various statues attached to the columns have been removed, owing to liturgical reforms and audio-technology. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887,...
Show more1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with priest in pulpit (left). Structural items such as the pulpit and the supports holding various statues attached to the columns have been removed, owing to liturgical reforms and audio-technology. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction, high above the altar, of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, and special lighting. Photo no. 6.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1947
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1947 photo of religious statue (Virgin Mary) under a canopy surrounded by lilies in Saint Joseph's Church.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- undated
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Undated photo of Saint Joseph's Church with religious statues and lilies and ferns. Photo 2.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1951-1952
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1951 / 1952 photo of Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here...
Show more1951 / 1952 photo of Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the full panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, and special lighting. In addition, a man standing in the middle of the church appears to be playing a trumpet. The occasion of this particular mass is not known.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1951-1952
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1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees...
Show more1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. The church, the largest in Vermont, was finished in 1887, but the parish itself began in 1850. A centennial history of the parish was published in 1987 and has a detailed history of the building's design and construction. Here one sees the panoply of religious artifacts and decoration known before the Second Vatican Council, some of which can be seen at St. Joseph's today. These include a reproduction, high above the altar, of DaVinci's "Last Supper," numerous statues of saints and angels, at least 3 American flags, perhaps a flag of Vatican City, flowers, plants, candles and special lighting. This particular mass may be the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), since the parishioners seem dressed for cold weather and there is a large statue of Mary under a canopy, in addition to others in the sanctuary. Photo 5.
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- Saint Joseph's Church and Chapel
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- 1951-1952
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1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. Two boys look at the photographer as he takes a picture of the altar at St.Joseph's Church on the Old North End in Burlington, Vt. The altar is crowded with statues of saints and angels and decorated with candles, flowers, plants, and...
Show more1951 / 1952 Saint Joseph's Church sanctuary with worshipers. Two boys look at the photographer as he takes a picture of the altar at St.Joseph's Church on the Old North End in Burlington, Vt. The altar is crowded with statues of saints and angels and decorated with candles, flowers, plants, and flags. High above the altar is a reproduction of DaVinci's "Last Supper," and a prominent statue of Mary under a canopy can be seen on the left. In keeping with the Tridentine rite of the Roman Catholic Church, the priest faces the altar (and not the parishioners, as in current practice) where the Latin texts are framed and set in place. Photo 4.
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- Trinity College - Buildings & Interiors
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Corner of a chapel with a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with drapery in the background and flowers. Banister pattern matches the one seen in mcalA18F05i23, so perhaps this is a corner in the same chapel.