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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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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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 - Groups
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1941 class portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy students assembled outside on a grassy spot with a religious statue. Photo #14.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
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1941 class portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy located Burlington, Vt. in school uniforms. Photo #12.
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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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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
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1948 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. They wear necklaces (religious medallions?). School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to...
Show more1948 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. They wear necklaces (religious medallions?). School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to personal piety and service to others. The priest in this photo may be the Rev. Barry E. Fontaine of the Catholic diocese of Burlington. The statue of Christ displays the Sacred Heart, and some of the "sodalists" have flowers to decorate the shrine. Photo #1.
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- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Sodality
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1948 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. They wear necklaces (religious medallions?). School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to...
Show more1948 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. They wear necklaces (religious medallions?). School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to personal piety and service to others. The priest in this photo may be the Rev. Barry E. Fontaine of the Catholic diocese of Burlington. The statue of Christ displays the Sacred Heart, and some of the "sodalists" have flowers to decorate the shrine. Photo #2.
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1946 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. Members are demonstrating their activities, such as placing flowers before sacred statues; reading from a sodality publication "The Queen's Work"; and creating...
Show more1946 photo of students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assembled for a formal group photo. Members are demonstrating their activities, such as placing flowers before sacred statues; reading from a sodality publication "The Queen's Work"; and creating inspirational posters. The academy was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Sodalities were lay organizations dedicated to personal piety and service to others. Photo #12.
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- Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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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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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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