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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- Burlington (Vt.) [38]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [18]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [9]
- Colchester (Vt.) [5]
- Champlain, Lake [1]
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- black-and-white photographs [60]
- photographs [60]
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- Nuns [70]
- Portrait photography [70]
- Women [18]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [15]
- Priests [13]
- Men [7]
- High school students [6]
- Fanny Allen Hospital [5]
- High school buildings [5]
- Nurses [5]
- Family [4]
- Girls [4]
- Students [4]
- University of Vermont [4]
- Camps [3]
- Choruses [3]
- House furnishings [3]
- Young women [3]
- Actors [2]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Children [2]
- Choirs (Music) [2]
- Church buildings [2]
- Costume [2]
- High school students Dramatic production [2]
- Interior architecture [2]
- Middle school students [2]
- School children [2]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Buildings [1]
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- Gardens [1]
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Topic: ("Portrait photography")
Topic: ("Nuns")
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
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.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
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.
![Thumbnail: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified](http://cdi.uvm.edu/archives/mcallister/mcalA16F02i03-thumb.jpg)
Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Nuns of Mount St. Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont.
![Thumbnail: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified](http://cdi.uvm.edu/archives/mcallister/mcalA16F02i11-thumb.jpg)
Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
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.
Title: Saint Joseph's School - Class Dinners
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of a dinner at St. Joseph School in honor of the graduating Class of 1949. Seated at the end of the tables in the foreground are 2 Daughters of the Holy Ghost, members of a Catholic order that, since 1943, provided instruction and administration at St. Joseph School.
Title: Saint Joseph's School - Class Dinners
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950; 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Another view of the group in mcalB17F15i02. 1950 photo showing mostly students of the 8th grade graduating class at St. Joseph school. Seated at the end of the tables in the foreground are 2 Daughters of the Holy Ghost, members of a Catholic order that, since 1943, provided instruction and administration at St. Joseph School.
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy.
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy. Office very likely in the Administration Building (Mann Hall).
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy.
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy.
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy.
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy. Office very likely in the Administration Building (Mann Hall).
Title: Trinity College - Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Faculty member of Trinity College and presumably a Sister of Mercy.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of a small group of Trinity College graduates, a Sister of Mercy, and perhaps 2 or 3 faculty members. Photo #13.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of a small group of Trinity College graduates and a Sister of Mercy/Trinity faculty member, assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #11.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 photo of 3 Trinity College graduates with two Sisters of Mercy (and very likely Trinity faculty members). Photo #10.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Trinity College graduates with three Sisters of Mercy and other Trinity College faculty. Photo #15.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of some Trinity College graduates, a faculty member, and a Sister of Mercy. Photo #17.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Trinity Colleges graduates, three Sisters of Mercy, and a college faculty member, assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #5.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of three Trinity College graduates sitting in front of two Sisters of Mercy, who also may be faculty members. Photo #20.
Title: Trinity College - Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Trinity College graduates, three Sisters of Mercy, who also may be faculty members, and another faculty member assembled perhaps in the Administration Building (Mann Hall). Photo #6.
Title: UVM - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 or 1958 photo of a group of mostly men (five nuns and one other woman seen) assembled on the steps of the Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. Photo #1.
Title: UVM - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 or 1958 photo of a group of mostly men (five nuns and one other woman seen) assembled on the steps of the Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus.
Title: UVM - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of mostly men with five nuns and one other woman assembled outside of the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. Photo #11.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group of men and women (including nuns and one clergyman) assemble on the steps of Billings Library on the University of Vermont campus. This could be a class reunion or perhaps a teachers' conference held at UVM.
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