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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Creator(s)
- McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963 [9220]
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Place(s)
- Burlington (Vt.) [4594]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [235]
- Middlebury (Vt.) [215]
- Champlain, Lake [214]
- Winooski (Vt.) [211]
- North Hero (Vt. : Town) [152]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [151]
- Colchester (Vt.) [137]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [120]
- Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.) [86]
- Bristol (Vt.) [63]
- Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.) [61]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [46]
- Milton (Vt.) [41]
- Battery Park (Vt.) [39]
- Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.) [39]
- St. Albans (Vt.) [27]
- Winooski River (Vt.) [25]
- Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.) [21]
- Mallets Bay (Vt.) [20]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [17]
- Potash Brook (Vt.) [16]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [16]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [15]
- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [15]
- Williston (Vt.) [11]
- Essex Junction (Vt.) [7]
- Montpelier (Vt.) [6]
- Richford (Vt.) [4]
- Basin Harbor (Vt.) [2]
- South Burlington (Vt.) [2]
- Johnson (Vt.) [1]
- Mansfield, Mount (Vt.) [1]
Format(s)
- image [9223]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [7827]
- photographs [7827]
Topic(s)
- Portrait photography [3729]
- Construction projects [1061]
- Buildings [1053]
- High school students [932]
- Men [897]
- Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets [468]
- Family [459]
- Children [458]
- Architectural photography [450]
- Business [415]
- Church buildings [384]
- Interior architecture [382]
- Boys [377]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [367]
- Construction workers [352]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [336]
- College students [335]
- Landscape photography [333]
- Dwellings [320]
- High school athletes [320]
- University of Vermont [305]
- High school buildings [277]
- House furnishings [276]
- Students [274]
- Young men [251]
- School children [230]
- Machinery [228]
- Priests [222]
- Middlebury College [217]
- Employees [216]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [215]
- High school graduates [207]
- High school students Dramatic production [198]
- Brides [193]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [193]
- College teachers [192]
- School sports [191]
- Automobiles [178]
- Basketball [175]
- Camping [173]
- Nuns [170]
- Actors [167]
- Stores, Retail [167]
- Weddings [164]
- Bridegrooms [160]
- Gymnasiums [160]
- Bridges [150]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [148]
- Musicians [145]
- Auditoriums [144]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [143]
- Bands (Music) [141]
- Ferries [141]
- Camps [139]
- Boats and boating [135]
- Soldiers [128]
- Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.) [127]
- Trucks [127]
- Burlington International Airport [126]
- Hospitals [124]
- Greek letter societies [123]
- Baseball [121]
- Champlain Transportation Company [121]
- Choirs (Music) [121]
- Dance [121]
- Christmas greens [117]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [117]
- G.S. Blodgett Corporation [116]
- Musical groups [115]
- Dance recitals [112]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [111]
- Restaurants [105]
- Costume [97]
- Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.) [95]
- Chapels [94]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [94]
- High school teachers [89]
- Service stations [88]
- Tap dancers [88]
- Classrooms [86]
- Banners [84]
- Urban parks [83]
- Vermont Structural Steel Corporation [81]
- Veterans [80]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [79]
- Marriage [79]
- Athletics [78]
- Housing [78]
- Choruses [77]
- Animals [75]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [74]
- Women veterans [72]
- Drum majorettes [71]
- First communion [70]
- College graduates [69]
- Nurses [67]
- Street-railroad tracks [67]
- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [64]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [63]
- Infants [62]
- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [62]
- Shelburne Shipyard, Inc [62]
- Worship programs [62]
- Ships [61]
- Advertising [60]
- Railroad tracks [60]
- Steamboats [60]
- Toys [59]
- Horses [57]
- Ticonderoga (Steamship) [57]
- Department stores [56]
- Offices [56]
- United StatesWork Projects Administration. [55]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [50]
- Warships [50]
- Cake [49]
- Furniture [47]
- Flowers [46]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [46]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [45]
- Dolls [45]
- Middle school students [45]
- Order of the Eastern StarGrand Chapter of Vermont [45]
- Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.) [42]
- Cheerleading [42]
- Farms [41]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [40]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesLadies Auxiliary.Dept. of Vermont [40]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [38]
- Circus performers [38]
- Oil storage tanks [36]
- S.S. Kresge Company [36]
- Gas ovens [35]
- Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States [35]
- United StatesPublic Works Administration. [35]
- Football [34]
- Snowplows [32]
- Painting [31]
- Salvation Army [30]
- Armed Forces Officers [29]
- Heineberg Bridge (Chittenden County, Vt.) [29]
- Museums [29]
- Orchestra [29]
- Statues [29]
- Waste disposal sites [29]
- Swimming [28]
- Chairs [27]
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.) [27]
- Snow removal [27]
- Bowling [26]
- Fanny Allen Hospital [26]
- Tractors [26]
- Traffic accidents [26]
- Billboards [25]
- Class reunions [25]
- Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.) [25]
- Cavalry [24]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [24]
- Santa Claus [24]
- Barns [23]
- Exhibitions [23]
- Girl Scouts [23]
- Military supplies [23]
- St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.) [23]
- Gardens [22]
- Street signs [22]
- First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [21]
- Tennis [21]
- Theaters [21]
- Rifles [20]
- Shelburne Museum [20]
- Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.) [20]
- Track and field athletes [20]
- Buses [19]
- Canoes and canoeing [19]
- Cows [19]
- Fraternal Order of Eagles [19]
- Livestock [19]
- Sewage disposal [19]
- Burlington Business College [18]
- Railroad trains [18]
- Camp Holy Cross (Vt.) [17]
- Drugstores [17]
- VermontEmergency Relief Administration [17]
- Bank buildings [16]
- Dairying Equipment and supplies [16]
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Military weapons [16]
- Piano [16]
- Radio stations [16]
- Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.) [16]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [16]
- Airplanes [15]
- Cavalry horses [15]
- DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.) [15]
- Wake services [15]
- Hotels [14]
- Quarries and quarrying [14]
- Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.) [13]
- Blackface entertainers [13]
- Flag raising and lowering [13]
- New England Telephone and Telegraph Company [13]
- Parades [13]
- Reunions [13]
- Rivers [13]
- Archery [12]
- Ballerinas [12]
- Christmas pageants [12]
- Handicraft [12]
- Sand and gravel mines and mining [12]
- Snowblowers [12]
- Wreckers (Vehicles) [12]
- Boy Scouts [11]
- Exhibit booths [11]
- Factories [11]
- Farmhouses [11]
- Fishes [11]
- Flood damage [11]
- Government vessels [11]
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum [11]
- Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Cemeteries [10]
- Knights of Columbus [10]
- Manufacturing and Tool Corp. [10]
- Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.) [10]
- Refuse and refuse disposal [10]
- St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Tractors Equipment and supplies [10]
- Trailers [10]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [9]
- Radio broadcasters [9]
- Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.) [9]
- Vermont Transit Company [9]
- Cafeterias [8]
- Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.) [8]
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows [8]
- Police [8]
- St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.) [8]
- Totem poles [8]
- Aircraft accidents [7]
- Bombing and gunnery ranges [7]
- Cattle [7]
- Chickens [7]
- Chickens Housing [7]
- City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Convenience stores [7]
- J.K. Kidder Mfg. Co., Inc [7]
- Minstrel shows [7]
- Monuments [7]
- Beauty operators [6]
- Burlington Federal Savings [6]
- High school students Track and field [6]
- Plants [6]
- Refrigerators [6]
- Sepulchral monuments [6]
- Tank trucks [6]
- Volleyball [6]
- Burlington (Vt.)Police Dept. [5]
- Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Hardware [5]
- Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc [5]
- Radio Receivers and reception [5]
- Rifle practice [5]
- Van Ness House [5]
- Vermont 4-H Clubs [5]
- VermontGovernor [5]
- Waste disposal in the ground [5]
- American Legion [4]
- Bulls [4]
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) [4]
- Cosmetics [4]
- General Electric Company [4]
- Pool (game) [4]
- Post office buildings [4]
- Puppets [4]
- Richford High School (Richford, Vt.) [4]
- Stoves [4]
- Vermont Industrial School [4]
- Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.) [4]
- Wills, William H.1882-1946 [4]
- A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc [3]
- Boxing [3]
- Bridge railings [3]
- Burlington Rapid Transit Company [3]
- Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Covered bridges [3]
- Culverts [3]
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Fletcher Free Library [3]
- Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Mobile homes [3]
- Modern Woodmen of America [3]
- Motels [3]
- Sideshows [3]
- Vaults (Strong rooms) [3]
- Vermont State Police [3]
- Woodwork [3]
- A.D. Pease Grain Co. [2]
- Compasses (Mathematical instruments) [2]
- Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Rutland, Vt.) [2]
- Creameries [2]
- Dams [2]
- Hockey [2]
- Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.) [2]
- Manholes [2]
- Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Tattoo artists [2]
- United Service Organizations (U.S.) [2]
- Vehicles, Military [2]
- American Red Cross [1]
- B'nai B'rith [1]
- Blasting [1]
- Chests [1]
- Crèches (Nativity scenes) [1]
- Display of merchandise [1]
- Firearms [1]
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Kake Walk (Event) [1]
- Lakeview Cemetery (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Lighthouses [1]
- Merchants National Bank (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Radio actors and actresses [1]
- Skating [1]
- Snow sculpture [1]
- St. Ambrose Church (Bristol, Vt.) [1]
- St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Saint Albans, Vt.) [1]
- Street-railroads [1]
- Targets (Shooting) [1]
- Trays [1]
- Turkeys [1]
- Vergennes Inn (Vt.) [1]
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Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Winter Boys members of Minute Men of the 4-H Club with a large collection of newspapers loaded on a truck. Essex Junction
Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 Fall-Spring 4-H Club members gathered on the steps in front of Waterman Building, University of Vermont.
Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 Fall-Spring 4-H Club members gathered on the steps in front of Waterman Building, University of Vermont.
Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Winter Minute Men of the 4-H Club with large collection of newspapers loaded on a truck. Essex Junction
Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Winter Boy members of Minute Men of the 4-H Club with a man and a women (leaders?) Essex Junction, Vermont Newspaper collection drive
Title: A.D. Pease Grain Co.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A 1951/1952 photograph of the A. D. Pease Grain Co. located at the foot of College Street, Burlington.
Title: A.M. Kidder & Co.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 or 1952 display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT, an investment firm.
Title: A.M. Kidder & Co.
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT; an investment firm.
Title: A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950s display booth - A.M. Kidder & Co., Burlington, VT; an investment firm.
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of an agricultural exhibition booth presented by the Kiwanis Club of Burlington, Vermont and the Colchester Home Dem. Club. On display are fresh vegetables and home goods. Location may be the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. 1940s
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of an agricultural exhibition booth with a large display of canned goods and fresh vegetables. Banner reads "Buy Victory Bonds" Undated but may be 1940s. Location Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two women tend an exhibition booth with sign reading "Phelps Craft Plastics". Many decorative items displayed. 1940s?
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three women look at the items on display in a Burlington High School exhibition booth. A man stands near a machine to the left. 1940s?
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of an exhibition booth. Banners read "Community School Lunch Program, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, State Dept. of Education." Posters are on the walls and sample of school lunches are on the table. 1940s
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Retail booth at an exhibition. 1940s
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
International Harvester agricultural exhibition booth showing a map of Vermont where there are dealers. Dairy milking machines are in the foreground. 1940s
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Several tables display canned goods and fresh vegetables at an agricultural exhibition. A large banner reads "Buy Victory Bonds". Must have been held in the Fall as there are squash and pumpkins seen. Undated but may be 1940s and location may be Memorial Auditorium in Burlington.
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of exhibition booths. Fresh vegetables and canned goods are on some of the tables. Undated but may be 1940s ; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of exhibition booths displaying fresh vegetables and canned goods. Undated but may be 1940s; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Agricultural Exhibitions
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of exhibition booths. Fresh vegetables and canned goods are on some of the tables. Undated but may be 1940s ; location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Airplane Crashes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Crash of biplane at the end of North Runway
Title: Airplane Crashes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
View of a crashed plane in a snowy field. Logo on the side of the plane reads "Boston - Maine Airways Central Vermont" 1935/1936?
Title: Airplane Crashes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of the cockpit of a crashed airplane (twin engine?) in a snowy field. Propellers and engine parts scattered on the ground. 1935/1936?
Title: Airplane Crashes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of the front of a crashed airplane in a snowy field. Two propellers can be seen among the wreckage. 1935/1936?
Title: Airplane Crashes
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of the trail the crashing airplane took before it landed in a snowy field. 1935/1936?
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