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). 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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Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [5]
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- Basin Harbor (Vt.) [1]
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- black-and-white photographs [60]
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- Worship programs [62]
- Young women [23]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [21]
- Children [18]
- Portrait photography [17]
- Camps [7]
- College students [6]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
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- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [2]
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- Interior architecture [1]
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- St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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Topic: ("Worship programs")
Author: ("McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963")
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #24.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Sunday Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 Sunday worship service outside at Camp Abnaki. Photo #20.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Girls at Camp Marycrest attend a worship service in one of the buildings. The girls kneel on prayer kneelers while the priest performs mass. The camp was for girls and operated from 1957 to 1993 by the Sisters of Mercy located in Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #20.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of worship service at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #20.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of the interior of building used for worship service with campers (heads covered) standing up along the wall holding booklets. Photo #46.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Spring, Summer 1959 photo of a priest officiating at a worship service at Camp Marycrest, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Chapel & Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Worship service at Camp Marycrest in one of the large buildings. Chairs and pews are in place while the girls stand along the wall holding booklets. Photo #45.
Title: Camp Marycrest - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954 contact sheet with four images of Camp Marycrest; group photo of staff and nuns (photo #10), group photo of campers (photo #17), worship service (photo #20), main building (photo #25).
Title: First Congregational Church - Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Palm Sunday, 1949 in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The Rev. Charles Stanley Jones stands center aisle. View taken from the pulpit. Children's choir sits to the right.
Title: First Congregational Church - Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Palm Sunday, 1949 in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church on So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The Rev. Charles Stanley Jones stands center aisle. View taken from the pulpit. Children's choir sits to the right. The adult choir stands in the balcony.
Title: First Congregational Church - Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 photo of the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones at the pulpit, Easter Sunday service. Tulips and lilies adorn the dais.
Title: First Congregational Church - Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 photo of the Rev. Charles Stanley Jones at the pulpit. Easter Sunday service. Tulips and lilies adorn the dais.
Title: First Congregational Church - Services
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 photo of the First Congregational Church sanctuary.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the pulpit) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: First Methodist Church
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 of church service (probably Easter as tulips and lilies are seen near the front of the church) at the First United Methodist Church, So. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. The minister stands at the pulpit.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 photo of a woman holding a pillow on which sets a crown. Four young girls stand with her and hold bouquets of daisies. They are taking part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 portrait photo of children taking part in May Crowning, a Roman Catholic ritual. The girls are in best dresses, wear floral garlands in their hair and hold bouquets of daisies. The two boys stand in back dressed in white suit jacket and shorts.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 portrait of two women, a priest and several children taking part in the May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 photo of young girls standing with several women and a priest as part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. This may be Mother's Day.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 photo of a young girl placing a crown on a statue of the Virgin Mary as part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. This may be Mother's Day.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 portrait photo of a priest, several women and children standing outside along with a religious banner as they take part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 portrait photo of women and young girls standing in what may be a chapel as they take part in May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 group portrait of six women and a priest standing outside taking part in the Roman Catholic observance of May Crowning. Photo #5.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 group portrait of participants in the Roman Catholic observance of May Crowning. Photo #4.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 group portrait of participants in the Roman Catholic observance of May Crowning. Photo #1.
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