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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- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [468]
- Portrait photography [365]
- Girls [294]
- High school students [267]
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- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
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Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A cast of actresses gather near the stage set for a production. Location Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a young woman placing a crown on the Virgin Mary statue in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as part of a religious ceremony, May Crowning. Stain glass window identified as "Gift of League of Sacred Heart." Photo #7.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of young women and one young girl pose for a portrait in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St. Mary's, Burlington, Vermont as participants in a religious ceremony. The religious statue of the Virgin Mary is seen in the background with a crown and surrounded by gladiola and carnation flowers. See also mcalA14F15i05
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three young people dressed as the Three Wisemen (Magi) present their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Christ Child in what appears to be a Christmas pageant at Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington. A manger scene hangs behind the altar which has been set up on the stage with the tabernacle. Photo #2. See also mcalA15F07i28, mcalB13F08i02
Title: Portraits, individuals, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman with extremely long hair is garbed in a draped and veiled outfit. She stands on the steps outside of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. She holds a tall vase. Two potted plants are on either side of her. Early part of the 20th century.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production presented on the stage at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast. Madame Butterfly?
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A high school dramatic production at Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. All female cast includes a King, Queen, Princess and others.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cast of a high school dramatic production. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
High school dramatic production. Location is Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Trinity College, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Exterior view of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Earlier photo than mcalA14F01i07 taken in 1950s. No trees here. This new wing served as the first "home" of Trinity College, before it moved to a new building in 1939 (Mann Hall).
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young bride poses in her wedding gown with baskets of flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman of color places a crown on the head of the statue of the Virgin Mary that is surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel as other young ladies look on. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #1.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman of color places a crown on the head of the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Also seen are several other young ladies, a boy and a girl. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #2.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #7.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #8.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young woman of color stands with several other ladies all dressed in long gowns in the Sacred Heart Chapel at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Seen behind is the statue of the Virgin Mary surrounded by flowers. Could this be a May Crowning? Undated. Photo #7.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven young women stand in front of what may be the stage of Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. They all wear long wedding like gowns and each wears a veil. Could they be part of a May Crowning ceremony? Photo #1?
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven young women stand in front of what may be the stage of Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont. They all wear long wedding like gowns and each wears a veil. Could they be part of a May Crowning ceremony? Photo #3.
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