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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Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 celebrate 5 year anniversary. A large cake is held up for display and a banner is stretched across the head table.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 sit for a formal portrait. Many wear the club vests and hats. The club is a voluntary, non-profit auxiliary women's club formed to offer support to veterans and families as part of the VFW.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 / 1951 Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States sit for a group portrait. Possibly 1948 or 1949. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 / 1951 photo of members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States gathered at Red's Restaurant in Winooski, Vermont at 42 Main Street. A Halloween paper cat decoration hangs near a window so the gathering may have taken place in October. Possibly 1945 or 1946. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Three women veterans participate in the ceremony of passing the gavel at a meeting of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #9.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 Back of photo: "Bugs Contacts Grange Hall" Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113. Vests are embroidered with the words Cootiette, the person's first name, Local 113, Vermont. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States No. 113 dinner. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps identifying the local club Vermont No. 113. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps and vests identifying the local Vermont No. 113 club. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear decorated caps and vests with identification of the local Vermont No. 113. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956/1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956-1957 Group photo of members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. The women wear caps similar to those of nurses. Clubs nationwide formed as early as 1930. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of the Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States, Burlington, Vermont local No. 113. Julia Poirier is 3rd from right in the top row. Photo #2. Undated.
Title: Burlington: "Cooties" Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Members of the Burlington Vermont Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States, Local No. 113. Julia F. Poirier pictured 1st left top row. Listed as a resident of Burlington living on Ward Street in the 1940s. Photo #2. Undated.
Title: Disabled American Veterans
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A man, member of D.A.V. (Disabled American Veterans) shakes the hand of a woman in recognition. She wears an evening gown and corsage. See also mcalA19F01i31
Title: Disabled American Veterans
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of older men and one older woman gather for a group portrait. She wears a corsage, several of the men wear their organization's caps. A pin on one man's shirt reads "D.A.V." (Disabled American Veterans) Photo no. 2. See also mcalB08F03i02, mcalA19F01i20
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of seven women each wearing a corsage stand for a portrait. Photo no. 3.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of mostly older women veterans gather for a portrait. They wear the caps of their organization and each has a corsage. A banner in the background reads in part Ladies Auxiliary ... Howard ... Post No. ... Burlington"
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of young girls and several women gather for a portrait. Several wear military caps and neck scarves. Photo no. 3.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of young girls and several women gather for a portrait. Several wear military caps and neck scarves. Photo no. 4.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Several girls in uniform wear military caps, white blouses, dark skirts, neck scarves and stand with two older women in military dress with the initials VFW on their sleeves.
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