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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- Burlington City Hall
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Group of men and boys, 26 individuals, posed on the steps of Burlington City Hall
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- Burlington City Hall
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Group of boys and men, 28 individuals, posed on the steps of Burlington City Hall
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Teen campers participate in a dance session in a recreation hall in one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle; probably taken in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo #15 or 18?
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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Teens strike a pose on the porch of the grand building on the grounds of Camp Marycrest located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Photo may be taken in the 1950s or 1960s. The girls seem to be doing a traditional folk dance. Photo #13.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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A group of teen campers partake in a variety of crafts in a room in one of the buildings at Camp Marycrest in Grand Isle. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993. Some of the girls paint on clear glass tumblers, use craft sticks or sew. Photo number 19.
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- Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
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In progress is a tennis lesson for some of the older girl campers at Camp Marycrest, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls and their instructor stand on the court with rackets ready. Beyond is one of the camp buildings and through the trees to the...
Show moreIn progress is a tennis lesson for some of the older girl campers at Camp Marycrest, a camp for girls that operated from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle, Vermont. The girls and their instructor stand on the court with rackets ready. Beyond is one of the camp buildings and through the trees to the extreme right is Lake Champlain.
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- Camp Marycrest - Staff
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1947 group photo of Camp Marycrest staff including nuns on the steps of the main building. Photo #14.
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- Klifa Club, Burlington
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- 1923
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Portrait of fifteen ladies, the Klifa Club, in period dress, standing in front of a brick house with a Greek revival portico with Ionic columns. A large sign overhead reads "Ye Olde Burlington Home 1773 - 1923". Location is 342 Pearl Street, Burlington, built in 1800 by and home of Horace Loomis....
Show morePortrait of fifteen ladies, the Klifa Club, in period dress, standing in front of a brick house with a Greek revival portico with Ionic columns. A large sign overhead reads "Ye Olde Burlington Home 1773 - 1923". Location is 342 Pearl Street, Burlington, built in 1800 by and home of Horace Loomis. The Klifa Club is a women's club founded in 1900. The name means "to climb" and is an Icelandic word. Members meet twice a month for luncheons and have guest speakers.
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- Middlebury College - Russian Summer School
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1956 photo of faculty and students at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School, assembled very likely near Forest Hall. School director, Mischa H. Fayer, and wife Margaret are seated 8th & 9th from the right. The school was founded in 1945 and became the fifth foreign language summer school...
Show more1956 photo of faculty and students at the Middlebury College Russian Summer School, assembled very likely near Forest Hall. School director, Mischa H. Fayer, and wife Margaret are seated 8th & 9th from the right. The school was founded in 1945 and became the fifth foreign language summer school at Middlebury College.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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1951 graduating class of Nazareth School in cap and gown. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929" Priests are Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte. Photo #4.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1961, with Msgr. Charles Marcoux. In Fall of 1961, the school will be known as St. Joseph School instead of Ecole Nazareth or Nazareth School. The parish waited, apparently, for another St. Joseph School in Burlington to close before changing the name of its own school....
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1961, with Msgr. Charles Marcoux. In Fall of 1961, the school will be known as St. Joseph School instead of Ecole Nazareth or Nazareth School. The parish waited, apparently, for another St. Joseph School in Burlington to close before changing the name of its own school. Photo #3.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1950 (as seen in the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and Rev. William F. Laliberte, curate. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." The school was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961, after another Burlington by...
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1950 (as seen in the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and Rev. William F. Laliberte, curate. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." The school was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961, after another Burlington by the same name had closed, thereby ending any potential name confusion. Photo #2.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1932 (according to the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. Norbert Proulx, pastor (1920-1933), the elder among the four priests. Fr. Proulx oversaw the construction of the new school, which was built in 1929. The students, dressed very elegantly (obviously...
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1932 (according to the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. Norbert Proulx, pastor (1920-1933), the elder among the four priests. Fr. Proulx oversaw the construction of the new school, which was built in 1929. The students, dressed very elegantly (obviously before caps and gowns became standard), proudly hold their diplomas.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1949 (as indicated in the lower left corner of photo) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. This is the first class to wear traditional caps and gowns. The school (20 Allen St., Burl.) was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961 (another...
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1949 (as indicated in the lower left corner of photo) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. This is the first class to wear traditional caps and gowns. The school (20 Allen St., Burl.) was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961 (another Burl. school by the same name had closed) and then closed in 2010 because of declining enrollment. Photo #2.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1948 (according to the parish history published in 1988) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. Graduation dress before cap and gown became standard was white dresses for the girls and lace to cover their hair; and jackets and white...
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1948 (according to the parish history published in 1988) with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and William F. Laliberte, curate. Graduation dress before cap and gown became standard was white dresses for the girls and lace to cover their hair; and jackets and white ties for the boys. The school at 20 Allen St. was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961 (another Burlington school by the same name had closed) and then closed in 2010 because of declining enrollment.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1961, with Msgr. Charles Marcoux. In Fall of 1961, the school will be known as St. Joseph School instead of Ecole Nazareth or Nazareth School. The parish waited, apparently, for another St. Joseph School in Burlington to close before changing the name of its own school....
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1961, with Msgr. Charles Marcoux. In Fall of 1961, the school will be known as St. Joseph School instead of Ecole Nazareth or Nazareth School. The parish waited, apparently, for another St. Joseph School in Burlington to close before changing the name of its own school. Photo #2.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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1951 graduating class of Nazareth School in cap and gown. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929" Photo #2. Priests are Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1951 (as written in the lower left corner), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1950 (as seen in the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and Rev. William F. Laliberte, curate. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." The school was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961, after another Burl. by the...
Show moreNazareth School, Class of 1950 (as seen in the parish history published in 1988), with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau, pastor, and Rev. William F. Laliberte, curate. Engraved above the main entrance "Ecole Nazareth 1929." The school was renamed St. Joseph School in 1961, after another Burl. by the same name had closed, thereby ending any potential name confusion.
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- Nazareth School - Graduates
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Nazareth School, Class of 1951, as seen in the parish history published in 1988, with Rev. (Msgr.) Joseph Pariseau (wearing biretta) and Rev. William F. Laliberte.