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.) [124]
- Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.) [6]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [6]
- North Hero (Vt. : Town) [6]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [4]
- Bristol (Vt.) [2]
- Camp MacArthur (Vt.) [1]
- Champlain, Lake [1]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
- Waitsfield (Vt.) [1]
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- image [251]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [220]
- photographs [220]
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- Young men [251]
- Young women [155]
- Portrait photography [102]
- University of Vermont [70]
- College students [68]
- Priests [22]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [21]
- Gymnasiums [20]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [18]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [18]
- Choirs (Music) [14]
- Restaurants [13]
- Buildings [12]
- Interior architecture [12]
- Men [10]
- Boys [8]
- Weddings [8]
- Bridegrooms [7]
- Brides [7]
- Children [7]
- Family [7]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Church buildings [6]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [5]
- Employees [5]
- Women [5]
- Burlington Business College [4]
- Camps [4]
- Flag raising and lowering [4]
- High school teachers [4]
- Actors [3]
- Bands (Music) [3]
- Classrooms [3]
- College graduates [3]
- Costume [3]
- Musical groups [3]
- Reunions [3]
- Athletics [2]
- Burlington (Vt.)Dept. of Streets [2]
- Camping [2]
- Dwellings [2]
- Farms [2]
- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [2]
- Musicians [2]
- Salvation Army [2]
- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [2]
- Vermont 4-H Clubs [2]
- Baseball [1]
- Basketball [1]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Choruses [1]
- College teachers [1]
- Construction projects [1]
- Construction workers [1]
- Dance [1]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Football [1]
- Girls [1]
- High school athletes [1]
- High school students Dramatic production [1]
- Horses [1]
- House furnishings [1]
- Infants [1]
- Landscape photography [1]
- Marriage [1]
- Offices [1]
- Rifle practice [1]
- Street photography [1]
- Tennis [1]
- Theaters [1]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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- Worship programs [1]
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Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 Fall-Spring 4-H Club members gathered on the steps in front of Waterman Building, University of Vermont.
Title: 4-H Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 Fall-Spring 4-H Club members gathered on the steps in front of Waterman Building, University of Vermont.
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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 picture at Bristol School in front of the old high school. Photo #31.
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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 #26.
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1942
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Classroom setting with both male and female students of the Burlington Business College in typing class,1942. Posters on the wall show the Underwood and Royal brand of typewriters.
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1942
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group photo of the 1941-1942 men's basketball team of the Burlington Business College.
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Male and female college students are seen in a classroom setting at the Burlington Business College. 1940s? They sit two side by side at shared wooden desks.
Title: Burlington Business College
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Classroom setting with male and female students of the Burlington Business College sitting at double wooden desks. Photo #2.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A group of campers playing football at Camp Abnaki in North Hero, Vt. Photograph is dated July 1944. Photo #22.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A cannon is fired during a flag raising ceremony at Camp Abnaki. The photograph is dated 1951.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1936 photo of a large group of mature and young men at Camp Abnaki. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #4.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1944 photo of Camp Abnaki staff. Photo #3.
Title: Camp Abnaki - Staff
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 group photo of Camp Abnaki staff; perhaps counselors as they are all young men. Photo #5.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Two portrait photos of two young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Photo portait of five young men outside on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1945 Two photo portraits of two young men on the grounds of Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont.
Title: Camp Birchcliffe Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 Some men and women relax on a dock by the shore while at Camp Birchcliffe, Grand Isle, Vermont. Photo #4.
Title: Camp MacArthur (Waitsfield, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated Participants of the MacArthur Summer Theater Workshop handle scenery on a truck.
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