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: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ten young girls line up on the stage in their tap dance recital outfits at Lyman C Hunt Middle School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont. They wear outfits reminiscent of little maids. Each has an apple shaped paper label on their chest. 1950s. Students of Lorette Sousie at the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located at 115 North Ave. in Burlington. Photo 27.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 1.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of young tap dancers posing for their portrait. Photo 2.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951/1952 photo of two young tap dancers posing on stage next to a piano.
Title: Dance Recitals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of a large group of young tap dancers in costume posing with their dance teacher. Photo #2
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ten tap dance young ladies sit in a row of chairs with one leg bent resting on the chair seat, arm resting on the bent knee and head tossed back. Probably in a dance studio. Date and location unknown. Photo 3.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two young ladies pose on a wooden dance floor. They wear fish net stockings with their tap dance outfit and fish net arm coverings. Probably in a dance studio. Date and location unknown. Photo 8.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The same young lady seen in mcalA10F01i08 strikes a pose here in her tap dance outfit with both arms and her left leg extended. Date and location unknown. Photo 7.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ten young ladies stand in their tap dance outfits in a chorus line formation. Date and location unknown. Photo 6.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ten tap dance teenage girls form a in a chorus line with leg bent, hand on hip in their dance recital costumes. Location and date unknown. Photo 4.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ten young ladies stand or kneel in a circular formation wearing leotards with short tulle skirts, tap dance shoes, fishnet stockings and gloves. Date and location unknown.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Eight young girls of various ages wear ho-down type outfits with straw hats and overalls. They stand on stage complete with their tap dance shoes. Date circa 1950s, Burlington, Vermont.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group photo of children (one boy) dressed in various costumes. The sit or stand on a stage with two adults (may be dance instructors). One holds a bouquet of flowers. May be Fall 1952. Location unknown. Photo 1.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A large group photo of children (one boy) dressed in various costumes. The sit or stand on a stage with two adults (may be dance instructors). One holds a bouquet of flowers. May be Fall 1952. Location unknown. Photo 2.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Donna Sousie and her partner in tap shoes and dance recital outfits strikes a pose in on stage. The boy wears a light colored jacket and bow tie. Location Lyman C Hunt Middle School, Burlington, Vermont taken in circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 14.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seven women tap dancers form a line in short skirt dance recital outfits. The woman in the center wears a different outfit and may even be the dance instructor. She also appears in mcalA10F03i04. A wall length mirror is behind them with framed dance photos lining the top of the mirror.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A woman poses in her tap dance outfit in a dance studio. Photos of dancers line the wall above the wall mirrors. Location and date unknown. She appears also in mcalA10F0303.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A tap dance instructor and her students pose in a dance studio. Photos of dancers line the wall above the wall mirrors. Location and date unknown.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three little tap dancers in Dutch girl dance recital outfits strike a pose on stage. Location Lyman C Hunt School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance in Burlington. Circa 1957-61. Photo 5.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A young tap dancer strikes a pose in her dance recital outfit in front a a folding screen. Student of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1957-61. Photo 21.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Four young tap dancers in horse like dance recital costumes. Left to right are Linda Ploof, Karen Sousie, Gail Critchlow, Penny Fontaine. A feather plume rises from between the ears of their animal head covering. A long dark colored "tail" extends from half way down their backs. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1957-61. Photo 7.
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Geraldine Foisy, a young tap dancer raises an arm above her head and strikes a pose in her organdy and stripe patterned dance recital outfit. Student of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, located in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1955-56. Photo taken at 138 No. Winooski Ave. Photo 37
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
The Pepin twins, two young tap dancers strike a pose in their dance recital costumes. They stand in front of a folding screen. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance, 115 North Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1957-61. Photo 16
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Irish Jig dance part of a dance recital at the Lyman C Hunt School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont circa 1957-61. Shamrock headdresses adorn the heads of ten little tap dancers as they strike a pose on stage. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 19
Title: Dance Recitals - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Dance recital tap dancers are assembled on stage in front of an Easter bunny backdrop and wear bunny costumes and Easter dresses, white gloves and Easter hats. Location Lyman C Hunt School on North Ave in Burlington, Vermont circa 1957-61. Students of Lorette Sousie of the Lorette Sousie School of Dance located in Burlington. Photo 7
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