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)
Place(s)
- Burlington (Vt.) [89]
- Winooski (Vt.) [25]
- Bristol (Vt.) [15]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [13]
Format(s)
- image [175]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [171]
- photographs [171]
Topic(s)
- Basketball [175]
- Portrait photography [144]
- High school athletes [134]
- Boys [88]
- School sports [67]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [19]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [15]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [8]
- High school students [7]
- St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.) [4]
- Burlington Business College [3]
- College students [3]
- High school buildings [3]
- High school teachers [3]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Priests [3]
- Young women [3]
- Banners [2]
- Middle school students [2]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Men [1]
- Nuns [1]
- Soldiers [1]
- Tennis [1]
- Young men [1]
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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
Photograph of unidentified girls' basketball team. Photo #23.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph of unidentified young women's basketball team. Photo #21.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School JV basketball team. To the left of Coach Merola stands Pat McKenzie. In the first row touching the ball is Bob Desautels. Kneeling next to Bob is Gary Desautels. The boys in the middle row are Pat Rideout,left and Dennis Daley, right. Photo no. 24.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School Coach Arthur Merola. The player between number 12 and 8 is Michael Pearo (later became a teacher at Rice High School). Also seen is player Bob Desautels. Probably 1956 Left to right: Mr. Merola, ?Paul Demers, Ed Couture, Bob Desautels, ?Roger Vachereau, ?Walter Campbell, Gary Farrell, ?Ron Ragis, Mike Pearo, and Patrick McKenzie. managers: David Lemna and Denny Daley. Photo no. 25.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
8th grade Cathedral CYO team taken sometime during the 1956-1957 basketball season. bottom row (L to R): John Mahoney, Michel Thibault, Dayton Contois, John Henry, Michael Rivers, Louis Izzo, Clayton Fuller. top row (L to R): unidentified coach, Harold Wimette, Paul King, Robert Carver, Michael Fargione, unidentified #17, Edward Mahoney, Craig Echo, unidentified # 6, unidentified. Photo #1.
Title: Athletics, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
8th grade Cathedral CYO team taken sometime during the 1956-1957 basketball season. bottom row (L to R): John Mahoney, Michel Thibault, Dayton Contois, John Henry, Michael Rivers, Louis Izzo, Clayton Fuller. top row (L to R): Coach Ray Tafrate, Harold Wimette, Paul King, Robert Carver, Michael Fargione, unidentified #17, Edward Mahoney, Craig Echo, unidentified # 6, unidentified. Photo # 2. See also mcalA01F04i24,mcalB03F08i16
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 boys' basketball team stand in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #3.
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 boys' basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #4.
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 boys' 8th grade basketball team in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #5.
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 -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coaches in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #30
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coaches in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #29
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coach in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School boys' basketball team with coach in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #10
Title: Bristol School -Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Bristol School basketball players assemble for a group photo in front of the old high school. One holds a basketball with the number "7 & 8" Could these be 7th and 8th graders?
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1942 Burlington Business College women's basketball team.
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