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.) [4594]
- Champlain, Lake [71]
- Battery Park (Vt.) [38]
- Colchester (Vt.) [28]
- Winooski (Vt.) [15]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
Format(s)
- image [4594]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [4051]
- photographs [4051]
Topic(s)
- Portrait photography [1468]
- Construction projects [885]
- Street photography [725]
- High school students [685]
- Buildings [624]
- University of Vermont [301]
- Business [290]
- Young women [290]
- Architectural photography [289]
- Construction workers [276]
- College students [264]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [198]
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.) [198]
- Men [197]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [189]
- Women [185]
- Students [176]
- Priests [167]
- Children [155]
- High school athletes [154]
- High school students Dramatic production [148]
- Dwellings [145]
- Stores, Retail [142]
- High school buildings [136]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [132]
- Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.) [126]
- Bands (Music) [124]
- Young men [124]
- Hospitals [123]
- Burlington International Airport [120]
- Greek letter societies [120]
- Landscape photography [117]
- G.S. Blodgett Corporation [116]
- Nuns [116]
- Gymnasiums [114]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [110]
- Machinery [109]
- Musicians [104]
- Boys [103]
- High school graduates [103]
- Choirs (Music) [102]
- Interior architecture [100]
- Auditoriums [99]
- Automobiles [99]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [98]
- Actors [97]
- Musical groups [92]
- School children [92]
- Employees [91]
- Basketball [89]
- Trucks [81]
- Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.) [76]
- Chapels [74]
- Drum majorettes [69]
- Urban parks [67]
- Baseball [63]
- Classrooms [63]
- Street-railroad tracks [61]
- College teachers [58]
- Costume [56]
- Service stations [55]
- Department stores [54]
- Housing [54]
- College graduates [52]
- Family [52]
- First communion [50]
- Bridges [49]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [49]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [48]
- School sports [47]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [46]
- United StatesWork Projects Administration. [46]
- Veterans [46]
- Banners [45]
- Order of the Eastern StarGrand Chapter of Vermont [45]
- Vermont Structural Steel Corporation [45]
- Choruses [44]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [44]
- Boats and boating [43]
- Nurses [42]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [37]
- Brides [36]
- Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.) [36]
- S.S. Kresge Company [36]
- Ferries [35]
- Gas ovens [35]
- Theaters Stage-setting and scenery [35]
- Champlain Transportation Company [34]
- Weddings [34]
- Worship programs [34]
- Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.) [33]
- United StatesPublic Works Administration. [33]
- Advertising [31]
- Ships [31]
- Snowplows [31]
- Women veterans [31]
- Bridegrooms [30]
- Warships [30]
- Middle school students [29]
- Waste disposal sites [29]
- Offices [28]
- Heineberg Bridge (Chittenden County, Vt.) [27]
- Oil storage tanks [27]
- Snow removal [27]
- Railroad tracks [25]
- Cheerleading [24]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [24]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesLadies Auxiliary.Dept. of Vermont [24]
- Class reunions [23]
- St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.) [23]
- Statues [22]
- Tractors [21]
- Street signs [20]
- Animals [19]
- First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [19]
- Burlington Business College [18]
- High school teachers [18]
- Sewage disposal [18]
- Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States [18]
- Buses [17]
- Drugstores [17]
- Bank buildings [16]
- Christmas greens [16]
- VermontEmergency Relief Administration [16]
- Billboards [15]
- DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.) [15]
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [15]
- Marriage [15]
- Radio stations [15]
- Shelburne Shipyard, Inc [15]
- Exhibitions [14]
- Railroad trains [14]
- Athletics [13]
- Flowers [13]
- New England Telephone and Telegraph Company [13]
- Salvation Army [13]
- Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.) [13]
- Soldiers [13]
- Dance [12]
- Fraternal Order of Eagles [12]
- Museums [12]
- Orchestra [12]
- Quarries and quarrying [12]
- Santa Claus [12]
- Snowblowers [12]
- Theaters [12]
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum [11]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [11]
- Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Furniture [10]
- House furnishings [10]
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Refuse and refuse disposal [10]
- St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.) [10]
- Traffic accidents [10]
- Hotels [9]
- Radio broadcasters [9]
- Restaurants [9]
- Airplanes [8]
- Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.) [8]
- Cake [8]
- Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.) [8]
- Vermont Transit Company [8]
- Bowling [7]
- Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- J.K. Kidder Mfg. Co., Inc [7]
- Monuments [7]
- Tractors Equipment and supplies [7]
- Ballerinas [6]
- Beauty operators [6]
- Burlington Federal Savings [6]
- Chairs [6]
- Christmas pageants [6]
- Dance recitals [6]
- Exhibit booths [6]
- Gardens [6]
- High school students Track and field [6]
- Painting [6]
- Parades [6]
- Rifles [6]
- Wreckers (Vehicles) [6]
- Boy Scouts [5]
- Convenience stores [5]
- Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Hardware [5]
- Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc [5]
- Reunions [5]
- Tank trucks [5]
- Trailers [5]
- Van Ness House [5]
- Blackface entertainers [4]
- Cafeterias [4]
- Flood damage [4]
- General Electric Company [4]
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows [4]
- Piano [4]
- Post office buildings [4]
- Rifle practice [4]
- Tennis [4]
- Track and field athletes [4]
- Waste disposal in the ground [4]
- A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc [3]
- Armed Forces Officers [3]
- Burlington Rapid Transit Company [3]
- Cemeteries [3]
- Cosmetics [3]
- Dolls [3]
- First Church of Christ, Scientist (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Horses [3]
- Infants [3]
- Motels [3]
- Stoves [3]
- Ticonderoga (Steamship) [3]
- Toys [3]
- Vaults (Strong rooms) [3]
- Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.) [3]
- Dairying Equipment and supplies [2]
- Flag raising and lowering [2]
- Fletcher Free Library [2]
- Football [2]
- Government vessels [2]
- Manholes [2]
- Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Middlebury College [2]
- Plants [2]
- Tap dancers [2]
- Vehicles, Military [2]
- Vermont 4-H Clubs [2]
- A.D. Pease Grain Co. [1]
- Barns [1]
- Blasting [1]
- Burlington (Vt.)Police Dept. [1]
- Camps [1]
- Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Cows [1]
- Culverts [1]
- Display of merchandise [1]
- Fanny Allen Hospital [1]
- Farms [1]
- Firearms [1]
- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Girl Scouts [1]
- Kake Walk (Event) [1]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [1]
- Lakeview Cemetery (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Merchants National Bank (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Minstrel shows [1]
- Police [1]
- Radio actors and actresses [1]
- Refrigerators [1]
- Sand and gravel mines and mining [1]
- Sepulchral monuments [1]
- Skating [1]
- Street-railroads [1]
- United Service Organizations (U.S.) [1]
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Author: ("McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963")
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont with members of the wedding party; the bride's maids and best man. Photo #5.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. A wedding ceremony takes place in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. Rev. Elden G. Bucklin officiates at the wedding of bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp is in the choir loft at the organ. Photo #9.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside to one side of the main entrance to the First Baptist Church in Burlington, Vermont. She wears a full length gown and holds her bouquet. She was a member of the church. Photo #1.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Bride Betty Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. begin to cut into their wedding cake at the wedding reception. They are in Fellowship Hall on the ground floor of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The heavy wooden sliding doors with windows behind them closed off the chapel. Betty was a member of the church. Photo #8.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Very dark print. August 25, 1956. Photo of a wedding ceremony in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont. The bride Betty Phillips, her father Carl Phillips and groom R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand before the Rev. Elden G. Bucklin with members of the wedding party on either side. Mrs. Katherine (Eckley) Dopp, organist.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 25, 1956. Newly wed Betty Phillips and R. Chandler Blodgett, Jr. stand outside the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Vermont with members of the wedding party; the bride's maids and best man. Photo #6?
Title: Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated interior view of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
Title: Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated interior view of Wells & Richardson Co. (Burlington, VT)
Title: William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
Title: William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
Title: William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
Title: William E. Brown - Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Portrait photo of William E. Brown, Dean College of Medicine (1945-1952) as he sits at his desk.
Title: Winooski Bridge
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-08-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. This view was taken from the Winooski end of the bridge looking toward Colchester Ave. hill. Note the completed hot plant mix wearing surface on the right half of the bridge (asphalt spreader and roller shown in the distance) while two way traffic is suing the left half of the bridge. The crew in the left foreground is removing the old cold-patch aprons which were temporarily placed near the newly installed steel expansion lanes during the previous season. This wearing surface was placed 2 inches in thickness and tapered off on to the approaches at each end. The cost of this work was borne by the City of Winooski and City of Burlington sharing in the proportion of the grand list of each City and the State Highway Department. The State Highway Department paid for 4/5 of the total cost while the other fifth was divided between the two cities.
Title: Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-08-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 4, 1928. Opening ceremony of the Winooski Bridge that connects Burlington and Winooski. Sign for James E. Cashman, general contractor to the right. Banners and American flags fly overhead. Cars drive over the new bridge.
Title: Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-08-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 4, 1928. Opening ceremony of the Winooski Bridge that connects Burlington and Winooski. Sign for James E. Cashman, general contractor to the right. Banners and American flags fly overhead. Cars drive over the new bridge. Champlain Mill seen in the background. Photo No. 10
Title: Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-08-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 4, 1928. Opening ceremony of the Winooski Bridge that connects Burlington and Winooski. Sign for James E. Cashman, general contractor to the right. Banners and American flags fly overhead. Cars drive over the new bridge on one side as a marching band parades on the other side.
Title: Winooski Bridge - Opening Ceremonies (4X5's)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1928-08-04
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 4, 1928. Dignitaries sit in a row on the newly built Winooski Bridge during the opening ceremonies. The mayor at the time was William H. Girard.
Title: Winooski Bridge Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. On the Winooski Bridge with view toward Burlington and Colchester Ave. Trucks and workmen doing repair. See also mcalB22F18i07 taken moments apart from this image.
Title: Winooski Bridge Repair
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-08-24
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
August 24, 1945. On the Winooski Bridge with view toward Burlington and Colchester Ave. Trucks and workmen doing repair. See also mcalB22F18i01 taken moments apart from this image.
Title: Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 portrait photo of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coach probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.
Title: Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 outdoor portrait photo in stadium of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #2.
Title: Winooski High School - Baseball (boys)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 outdoor portrait photo in stadium of the Winooski High School boys baseball team with coaches probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. The word "Winooski" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1?
Title: Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated but part of May 5, 1928 panorama. Seen here are men of Company D, 1st U.S. Engineers, 2nd Corps standing on the pontoon bridge they helped build that spanned the Winooski River between Burlington and Winooski. Behind is the old mill that was a branch of the American Woolen Company.
Title: Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) view of Riverside Ave in Burlington with the Leclaire Brick Yard seen to the lower left with drying racks for the bricks. See Burlington Free Press, October 7, 1984, p. 12. Photo 1 of a seven part panoramic view.
Title: Winooski, VT - Winooski River and Mills (Panormama: 7 Photos numbered left to right)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated but may be 1920s (or earlier) view of Riverside Ave (Lower Winooski Road), Burlington. Billboard along side of road advertises White's Vermont Velvet Ice Cream made by White's Pure Milk Products located at 21 Church Street, Burlington, Vt. ; A. R. White proprietor. Photo 7 of seven part panoramic view.
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