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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1955 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Girls wear robes. Photo #7.
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1953 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Photo #22.
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1954 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra. Photo #29.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Orchestra
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1947 members of Mount St. Mary's Academy orchestra on the school stage. Photo #14.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
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1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field. Photo #6.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
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1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
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1960 group photo of members dressed in school uniforms of the Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team kneeling outside on the grass. Photo #22.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Students of the Student Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Members of the cast pose in costume on stage for one of Mount St. Mary's student drama productions. Circa 1954-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group portrait. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Cast members and students of Mount St. Mary's assemble on stage in costume for one of the school's dramatic productions. Circa 1954-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's girls basketball team. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont.
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- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
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Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club. The school was a private Catholic girls' school located in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #21.
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Students of Mount St Mary's Marian Trio, a choral group. The school was a private Catholic girls' school located in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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Students of Mount St. Mary's participating in the St. Cecelia Orchestra assemble for a group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #30.
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Students of Mount St. Mary's Glee Club, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble on and in front of the stage for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #18.
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Students of Mount St. Mary's assemble for a group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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Students of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, members of the Glee Club. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
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Cast members and students of Mount St. Mary's assemble on stage in costume for one of the school's dramatic productions. Circa 1954-1957.