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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1958 photo of nuns seated in the auditorium at Mount St. Mary's Convent. Phonograph records lie on a table in the foreground, as does an Autoharp. This may be a presentation designed to help the sisters learn music better. Religious orders represented here include the Sisters of Mercy and the...
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1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman seated on the left is a nun.
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- Portraits - Family
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1949 or 1950 group portrait photo of an older couple gathered in a living room with several other adults (grown children?). Woman standing in the center in the back is a nun. Photo #2.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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Photo of a nun dated 1956 or 1957.
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- Portraits - Individuals
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Photo of a nun dated 1956 or 1957.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i05. Photo #1.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, a nun and children gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. See also mcalB16F01i06 with just the adults.
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- Portraits - Unidentified Groups
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1949 photo of a group of men, women, and a nun gathered in a room; perhaps a kitchen (linoleum floor) for a portrait. Same people as seen in mcalB16F01i05.
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Seven nuns are seen in an elementary grade class with one nun preparing reading materials on a felt board. The room is filled with alphabet letters, books and even a large size reading book of Dick, Jane and Sally is displayed. Wooden desks are arranged in straight rows anchored to the floor. A...
Show moreSeven nuns are seen in an elementary grade class with one nun preparing reading materials on a felt board. The room is filled with alphabet letters, books and even a large size reading book of Dick, Jane and Sally is displayed. Wooden desks are arranged in straight rows anchored to the floor. A picture of Jesus hangs on the wall along with an American flag.
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Photo of a nun.
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Photo of five nuns outside near an arbor or trellis in a garden. They may be associated with Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont. See also mcalB13F09i09 dated 1958.
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Photo of six nuns outside near an arbor or trellis. They may be associated with Trinity College, Burlington, Vermont. See mcalA16F02i07 for the same group of nuns.