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.) [124]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [4]
- Winooski (Vt.) [3]
- Battery Park (Vt.) [1]
- North Hero (Vt. : Town) [1]
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- image [141]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [140]
- photographs [140]
Topic(s)
- Bands (Music) [141]
- Musicians [77]
- High school students [67]
- Portrait photography [65]
- Musical groups [57]
- College teachers [18]
- Church buildings [13]
- Children [12]
- Auditoriums [11]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Gymnasiums [10]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [9]
- Boys [6]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [6]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Banners [4]
- Priests [4]
- Street photography [4]
- Vermont Industrial School [4]
- Buildings [3]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Men [3]
- School children [3]
- Students [3]
- Young men [3]
- Bridges [2]
- High school teachers [2]
- Middle school students [2]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [2]
- Urban parks [2]
- Veterans [2]
- Women [2]
- Young women [2]
- Barns [1]
- Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [1]
- Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Chapels [1]
- Choruses [1]
- Flag raising and lowering [1]
- Fletcher Free Library [1]
- Interior architecture [1]
- Orchestra [1]
- Restaurants [1]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Rifle practice [1]
- Santa Claus [1]
- Tap dancers [1]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [1]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesLadies Auxiliary.Dept. of Vermont [1]
- Women veterans [1]
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Author: ("McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963")
Title: Allstate Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vermont All State Band performing. Date unknown. Location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium. 1947
Title: Allstate Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vermont All State Band performing. Date unknown. Location may be Burlington Memorial Auditorium. 1947
Title: Black Cat Cafe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935/37 Black Cat Cafe & Sea Grill at 160 Bank St, Burlington, Vermont. Interior photo of an upper room used for banquets and larger gatherings. A small raised stage is seen at the far end with a band assembled there. Photo #3. The restaurant burned in the 1970s along with the rest of the block.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photograph of the Burlington High School Marching Band seated in uniform with drum majorettes. Photo taken in the auditorium at the Edmunds High School building on South Union Street.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2?
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946-1947 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1?
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1?
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949. Over exposed image of group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949. Over exposed image of group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
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