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.) [132]
- Basin Harbor (Vt.) [1]
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- image [148]
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- black-and-white photographs [147]
- photographs [147]
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- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [148]
- Church buildings [109]
- Portrait photography [76]
- Choirs (Music) [45]
- Architectural photography [31]
- Young women [7]
- Flowers [5]
- Worship programs [5]
- Boys [4]
- Classrooms [4]
- Family [4]
- Boy Scouts [3]
- Chapels [3]
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- High school students [3]
- Choruses [2]
- Girls [2]
- Interior architecture [2]
- Christmas greens [1]
- Landscape photography [1]
- Musicians [1]
- School children [1]
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Title: Boy Scouts
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. Taken mid 1950s. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington.
Title: Boy and Cub Scouts
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mid 1950s photo of boy scout John Allen receiving his God and Country Award from the Assistant Minister Rev. George Lawrence and Mr. Dean (probably the scout leader)in the First Congregational Church sanctuary with the pulpit behind the three men. John was a member of the church and resided on Pine Street in Burlington. See also mcalA01F12i04 for version of same group.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of the choir, dressed in choir robes, assembled at the front of the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #27.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #15.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #6. Darker exposure similar to mcalB08F20i04.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter Undated photo of an adult choir of 15 women and 12 men on the altar of the First Congregational Church. Fran Howe, front row, left. Photo #26.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a choir standing in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. May be Easter season as tulips and palm branches are seen in the back. Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Fran Howe is 2nd from left in front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show. Photo #25. See also mcalA09F12i18
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. May be Easter season as tulips and palm branches are seen in the back. Photo #4.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. May be Easter season as lily plants are seen on either side.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #16.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Children's Choir assembled in the church sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #2.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 Children's Choir. Tulips seen in back. May be Easter.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Palm Sunday photo of the Children's Choir.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 Children's Choir assembled in robes in the church sanctuary. Easter as there are tulips and lilies in the back.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Children's Choir dressed in robes assembled for a group photo of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Children's choir in the church sanctuary. Photo #12.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Palm Sunday 1949 photo of children's choir in the church sanctuary. Photo 3.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs - Childrens
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of children's choir outside in front of the First Church's chapel building. Photo 1.
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