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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- Winooski (Vt.) [16]
- Bristol (Vt.) [8]
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- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [1]
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- black-and-white photographs [578]
- photographs [578]
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- Girls [681]
- Portrait photography [451]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [315]
- High school students [255]
- High school athletes [69]
- Choruses [38]
- High school graduates [35]
- House furnishings [34]
- Children [29]
- Women [29]
- School sports [27]
- Classrooms [25]
- Choirs (Music) [22]
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- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [21]
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- Cheerleading [19]
- First communion [19]
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- Nuns [17]
- School children [17]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [16]
- Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.) [16]
- Buildings [15]
- Worship programs [15]
- Priests [14]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [13]
- Dolls [12]
- Family [12]
- Swimming [12]
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- Costume [11]
- Dance [11]
- High school students Dramatic production [11]
- Piano [11]
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- Middle school students [9]
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- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [8]
- Archery [7]
- Girl Scouts [7]
- Church buildings [6]
- Furniture [6]
- Statues [6]
- Toys [6]
- Auditoriums [5]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Christmas greens [5]
- Infants [5]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesLadies Auxiliary.Dept. of Vermont [5]
- Buses [4]
- Canoes and canoeing [4]
- Chapels [4]
- High school teachers [4]
- Horses [4]
- Men [4]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [4]
- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [4]
- Dance recitals [3]
- Drum majorettes [3]
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
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- Boats and boating [1]
- Bridegrooms [1]
- Brides [1]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Radio Receivers and reception [1]
- Salvation Army [1]
- Santa Claus [1]
- Skating [1]
- Veterans [1]
- Young men [1]
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Topic: ("Girls")
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Class of 1957 Cathedral High School cheer leading squad. Taken in the downstairs gymnasium. Left to Right: Mary Ploof, Irene Daigle, Marilyn Murray, Judy Myette, Ann Marie Murphy, Danielle Dole, Mary Ann Ramaccia, Mary Zola and Janet Bourdeau. Photo #33.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
This a photo of the Cathedral High girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #32.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
This a photo of the Cathedral High School girls basketball team of 1955-56. Photo #36.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of young girls exercising with their instructor nearby. Location may be the old YMCA basketball court in Burlington, Vermont. Undated by may be 1920s or 1930s.
Title: Bluebirds
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957/58 A troop of girls belonging to the Blue Birds (Camp Fire Girls) stands and kneels with a framed poster. The girls are in uniform, some complete with beanie caps with blue bird emblem. Troop leader stands in back. See also mcalA14F16i12 under Portraits, children, unidentified
Title: Bluebirds
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957-58 A troop of girls belonging to the Blue Birds (Camp Fire Girls) stands and kneels with a framed poster. The girls are in uniform, some complete with beanie caps with blue bird emblem. Troop leader stands in back. See also mcalA14F16i12 under Portraits, children, unidentified
Title: Bluebirds
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 Bluebirds ceremony with two dozen girls in dress uniform in attendance. Several adults stand in the back including a priest. Photo #2.
Title: Bluebirds
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 Bluebirds ceremony with two dozen girls in dress uniform in attendance. Several adults stand in the back including a priest. Photo #1.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach in Bristol, Vermont. One girl holds a large plush panda bear mascot dressed in team uniform. Photo #18.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach. A large plush panda bear mascot has been place in front. Basketball has BHS '46 written on it. Photo #17.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach in Bristol, Vermont. A large plush panda bear mascot has been placed in front. Photo #25.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School girls' basketball team in front of the old high school with coach in Bristol, Vermont. A large plush panda bear mascot has been placed in front. She wears a team shirt and shorts with the word Bristol on the shirt. Photo #26.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School 7th and 8th grade girls' basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #24.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol girls' 8th grade basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #6.
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Bristol girls' basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. One girl holds a plush panda bear mascot (with one eye?). Photo #23.
Title: Bristol School -Cheerleaders
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Bristol School cheerleaders pose in front of the old high school with magaphones. Bristol, Vermont. Undated but may be 1940s. Photo #21.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of three members of the BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of one of the members of the BHS Girls Basketball team.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 BHS Girls Basketball team. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of three members of the BHS Girls Basketball team. The numbers 11, 10, 9 appear at the feet of the girls.
Title: Burlington High School - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 BHS girls basketball team. Photo #1.
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