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.) [92]
- Bristol (Vt.) [7]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [2]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
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- image [230]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [224]
- photographs [224]
Topic(s)
- School children [230]
- Portrait photography [158]
- Dance recitals [79]
- Dance [68]
- Tap dancers [64]
- Girls [17]
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Priests [15]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [14]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [13]
- Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.) [9]
- Women [9]
- Children [8]
- St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.) [8]
- First communion [7]
- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [7]
- Nuns [7]
- Boys [6]
- Salvation Army [6]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [6]
- Middle school students [5]
- Ballerinas [4]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- Actors [3]
- Bands (Music) [3]
- Christmas pageants [3]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [3]
- Interior architecture [3]
- Men [3]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Buildings [2]
- Costume [2]
- High school students [2]
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum [2]
- Auditoriums [1]
- Banners [1]
- Baseball [1]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Christmas greens [1]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Furniture [1]
- High school buildings [1]
- High school graduates [1]
- High school students Dramatic production [1]
- Santa Claus [1]
- School sports [1]
- Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.) [1]
- University of Vermont [1]
- Young women [1]
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Topic: ("School children")
Author: ("McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963")
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Title: Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 A group of Bristol school students gather outside around a truck. Nearby buildings seen in the background. In the right center is what used to be the old elementary school (now Bristol Historical Society building?)
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Title: Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #16
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Title: Bristol School - Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Class portrait taken in front of the old Bristol High School, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #25.
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Title: Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #5.
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Title: Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #9.
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Title: Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-05
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #3.
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Title: Bristol School -Class Pictures [Prints]
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Bristol School class photo in front of the old high school, Bristol, Vermont. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students sitting at their desks in their classroom.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of a geography lesson at the Cathedral Grammar School. Several groups of students focus on different activities in the classroom. Student art work is seen on the walls. Photo #32.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students sitting at their desks reading their science books. Many pictures of plants adorn the classroom. Photo #25.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students partaking in a geography lesson. Various groups of children focus on different activities in the classroom.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of three Cathedral Grammar School girls standing at the blackboard during an English or grammar lesson. Other students are seated at their desks. Photo #23.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1940
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1940 photo (printed backwards) of a math class at Cathedral Grammar School. Students stand at the blackboard working out math problems. Others sit at their desks reading their books. Art work hangs from the top of the blackboard. Photo #21.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students using chalk to create a picture on a blackboard that has a poem written on it entitled "My Mother." The poem extols the virtues of mothers. Other students sit at their desks reading.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1940
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1940 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #3.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Spring 1945 class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 upper class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo (printed backwards) of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #30. (the number 30 is backwards)
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of younger Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a class picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #18.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of upper class Cathedral Grammar School students assembled for a group picture on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #6.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of upper class Cathedral Grammar School students assembled on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #7.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 photo of older students of the Cathedral Grammar School gathered on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vt. Photo #19
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of Cathedral Grammar School students assembled outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Cathedral Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated classroom photo of Cathedral Grammar School students studying geography. Maps hang from the walls. Photo #24.
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