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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- Bristol (Vt.) [15]
- Burlington (Vt.) [13]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [11]
- St. Albans (Vt.) [7]
- Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.) [5]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [5]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [3]
- Champlain, Lake [1]
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- image [78]
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- black-and-white photographs [71]
- photographs [71]
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- Athletics [78]
- Portrait photography [31]
- Basketball [22]
- Girls [21]
- High school athletes [21]
- Tennis [9]
- Baseball [8]
- Gymnasiums [8]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [8]
- Landscape photography [7]
- College students [5]
- Camps [4]
- Football [4]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [4]
- Volleyball [4]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [3]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) [2]
- Drum majorettes [2]
- Employees [2]
- Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.) [2]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Urban parks [2]
- Young men [2]
- Banners [1]
- Bowling [1]
- Burlington Business College [1]
- Cheerleading [1]
- High school students [1]
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- University of Vermont [1]
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Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A boy jumps over a high bar at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys' tennis lesson as they practice hitting the ball. A counselor to the far right hits a ball to each boy at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo date 1957/1958. Photo #8.
Title: Kamp Kill Kare
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957-1958
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Boys' tennis lesson at Kamp Kill Kare once located on Hathaway Point in St Albans Bay, Vermont. Photo dated 1957/1958.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 group photo of a military men's hockey team with coach. Goalie stands center. Team outfit sports striped leggings.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy and Coach Raphael J. Morris (also Ass't Principal and Social Studies teacher) Also identified is Donald Ira Chamberlin (front row, far left, graduate Class of 1949) Photo #2.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #4.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy. Photo #1.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Identified is Agnes Anne Rowley (2nd from right). Photo #5.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with some holding basketballs. Photo #2.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #3.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #16.
Title: Milton High School - Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944/1945 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #4.
Title: Mount St. Mary's - Softball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952; 1952
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field. Photo #6.
Title: Mount St. Mary's - Softball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952; 1952
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field.
Title: Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952; 1952
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy tennis team on the court.
Title: Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 photo of six members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team in the gymnasium shooting a basket. Photo #13.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Two men in shirt and tie playing horse shoes. 1949. Other male spectators and players stand behind. One woman and child background right. Company picnic? Photo #1
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Two men in shirt and tie playing horse shoes. 1949. Other male participants some holding horse shoes stand behind. Photo #2.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Men playing horse shoes. 1949. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on logs or stand. Several women (wives?) and one child. Parked cars and buildings seen in the background. Photo #6.
Title: Portraits - Unidentified Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Men playing horse shoes. 1949. Photo #5. A view of the wooded area where several pits have been dug. Spectators sit on logs or stand. Parked cars and buildings seen in the background.
Title: School Sports - Basketball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936; 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 - 1936 unidentified boys basketball team with coach. They wear uniform jackets with the single letter "K". Photo #2.
Title: Trinity College - Sports & Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Trinity College students and members of a sports team (basketball?).
Title: Trinity College - Sports & Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Trinity College students displaying ski equipment and trophies in the gymnasium as members of either a ski club or team or athletics in general at Trinity College. Photo #1.
Title: Trinity College - Sports & Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Trinity College students displaying ski equipment and trophies in the gymnasium as members of either a ski club or team, or as athletes in general at Trinity College. Photo #2.
Title: UVM Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
8 men in front of the former gymnasium (built 1901), now the Royall Tyler Theatre, which has a restored entrance way but the same arabesque detail on both sides. Athletes seem to be runners. Photo #9.
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