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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Published: November 19, 2007, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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- Dance recitals [112]
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- Tap dancers [85]
- School children [79]
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Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Anne Sousie strikes a pose in an organdy dress with hat, gloves and wearing tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, located at 115 North Ave, Burlington. Date circa 1955-56. Photo 11.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Five young girls wearing sleeveless white blouses and check pattern skirts pose with legs extended and an arm over their heads. They stand before a wall mirror probably in a dance studio or rehearsal hall. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Eight young girls line up in front a wall mirror wearing their tap dance recital outfits. The girls range in various height and age. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955.56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Photo 22.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Eight young girls line up in their tap dance outfits in front of a wall mirror probably in a dance studio. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955.56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 30.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Eight young girls line up in party dresses and tap dance shoes in front of a wall mirror probably in a dance studio. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 31.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Six young ladies stand in front of a wall mirror in tap dance recital outfits and tap shoes. Long feathers adorn their heads. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Sousie School of Dance on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 33.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Twelve young women line up, hands on hips, legs extended in a dance studio or rehearsal hall. They wear tap dance recital outfits and tap shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance on North Ave in Burlington. Photo 15.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Nine girls and one boy wear dance recital outfits with a majorette theme. The boy wears an Uncle Sam patriotic type outfit. One girl kneels holding a twirling baton. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located on North Ave in Burlington.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven young girls stand on stage in tap shoes and dance recital outfits. One hand is raised to their heads, the other on their hips and one leg bent with foot raised. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School on North Ave in Burlington Vermont taken circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance in Burlington. Photo #23.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Roland Bergeron and Anne Sousie pose. They are students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. He is in top hat and tuxedo and his partner is in her dance recital costume and tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, circa 1955-56. Photo 30.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven young girls and one boy strike a pose in their tap dance recital cowgirl and cowboy outfits. Back row: Diane, Lafontaine, Anne Sousie, Marlene English. Front row: Sue Brunelle, Anthony Stevens, Joan Harvey. They all wear western style hats, checkered blouses or shirt. The girls have on short flare skirts. Students of Lorette Sousie School of Dance.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Twelve young girls are dressed in their tap military line dance recital majorette outfits. The stand in two lines of six each in a V-shape formation. Students of Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington, Vermont. Date 1950s. Photo 10.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Roland Bergeron and Anne Sousie strike a pose in their tap dance recital outfits. They stand slightly bent forward, both hands on extended knee. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 34.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Four young girls and three boys stand on stage in their tap dance recital outfits. The boys wear top hats and tails. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont taken in circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Far right is Judy Meachum. Photo 17.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Five girls and one boy are on stage. They wear Hispanic style tap dance recital outfits. The boy kneels in front of the line of girls. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont taken circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 4.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three young women stand before a wall mirror their reflections seen in the mirror behind them. They strike a pose in their tap dance outfits and fishnet stockings. Lady in the middle kneeling is Carol Lavalley associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Date circa 1955-56. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Photo. 1.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three young women are dressed in their Russian style tap dance outfits with one leg extended out and one arm raised above their heads. From left to right Carol Lavalley, Joan English Carol Harradene. All associated with the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Date may be 1950s. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Photo 8.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Five young girls stand in line on stage in their tap dance outfits. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School, Burlington, Vermont circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located at 115 North Ave in Burlington. Photo 15.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Six young girls wear top hats, tails, over size polka dot bow ties and tap dance shoes. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 24.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven young girls line up on stage in their tap dance outfits. Some wear large country type straw hats, others wear "panama" style hats. All wear shorts. Date circa 1956, Old Essex High School, Essex, Vermont. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 17.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Several girls and one young boy (kneeling in front) strike a pose on stage dressed in dance recital costumes and tap shoes. Some of the girls are dressed reminiscent of babies with broad rimmed hats, other girls wear top hats and carry canes. Location Old Essex High School. Date 1956. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 4.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young girl in knee length dress, white gloves and garland headband, tap dance shoes stands between two boys in suit jackets, bow ties and straw hats. Their image is reflected in a wall mirror. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Photo 28.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three young boys are dressed in dark colored sailor suits, white sailor hats and tap dance shoes. Alan Sousie (son of Lorette Sousie) is in the middle. They stand before a wall mirror in which their image is reflected. Location 138 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1955-56. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance. Photo 29.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Donna Sousie holds out the skirt of her dance recital outfit dressed in her tap dance shoes. She strikes a pose beside a wall mirror in which her image is reflected. Daughter and student of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1957-61. Photo 7.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Judy Meachum and her partner are dressed in dance recital outfits and tap dance shoes. They stand beside a wall mirror in which their image is reflected. He wears a suit and top hat. She wears a short skirt outfit, top hat and her hair in long ringlets. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Date circa 1957-61. Photo 3.
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