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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1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. They wear badges on their uniforms. Photo #5.
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1956 formal group photo of seven Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing in a line. Photo #25.
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1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside. Photo #16.
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1961 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #16.
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1954 group portrait photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. They wear badges on their uniforms. Photo #8.
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1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside on the school steps. Photo #6.
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1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students outside on the steps of the school. Photo #7.
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A very dim 1953 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students.
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1959 group photo of eight Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing on the steps of the school holding special documents or certificates. Photo #22.
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1947 group portrait Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside on school steps. Photo #6.
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1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students. Photo #17.
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1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing outside on the school steps. Photo #2.
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1948 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside beside the school main entrance. Photo #24.
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1957 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered around a library table. One student front center holds an open book. Photo #24.
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1947 group portrait Mount St. Mary's Academy students standing on school stage. They wear initials "SA" on their sleeves. Photo #18.
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1960 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy younger students gathered outside on the steps of the school. Photo #5.
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1946 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled in a room. Photo #7.
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1949 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside with a corner of the school seen behind them. Photo #15.
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1955 photo of a kneeling woman in prayer near an altar. Is this Christ the King, Mount St. Mary's Academy or Trinity College? See also mcalA09F05i43 labeled as Christ the King. Same labeled photo mcalA18F05i23 as Trinity College.
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1960 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students gathered outside on the steps of the school. Photo #12 or 17?