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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- black-and-white photographs [105]
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- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [110]
- Auditoriums [49]
- Portrait photography [40]
- High school students [37]
- Bands (Music) [25]
- Boats and boating [8]
- Gymnasiums [7]
- Musicians [7]
- Musical groups [6]
- Automobiles [5]
- Banners [5]
- House furnishings [5]
- Middle school students [5]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [5]
- Machinery [4]
- Cake [3]
- Choruses [3]
- Exhibit booths [3]
- Furniture [3]
- Interior architecture [3]
- Service stations [3]
- Children [2]
- Dairying Equipment and supplies [2]
- Family [2]
- Men [2]
- Orchestra [2]
- Santa Claus [2]
- Stores, Retail [2]
- Young women [2]
- Advertising [1]
- Architectural photography [1]
- Blackface entertainers [1]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Chairs [1]
- Christmas greens [1]
- Cows [1]
- Farms [1]
- Refrigerators [1]
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Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947-1948 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1?
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949-1950 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #7.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949. Over exposed image of group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949. Over exposed image of group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Group portrait of Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Fall 1956 - Summer 1957 Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Edgar Chott & Sons
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors.
Title: Edgar Chott & Sons
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT An assortment of boating supplies: life jackets and buoys, pads and paddles, a model sailboat kit, etc. Apparently a display for a boat show or other business exhibition. Sign reads: American Pad & Textile Co. Edgar Chiott & Son, Distributors. (Slightly darker duplicate of mcalB08F08i02.)
Title: Edgar Chott & Sons
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mid 1930s Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT Lower level of Memorial Auditorium and a display of boats and boating supplies owned by Edgar Chiott & Sons. Chiott is listed as lighthouse keeper and proprietor in the Burlington city directory. (Duplicate of mcalB08F08i04.)
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a concert taken from the balcony of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Looks like a combined concert with band, orchestra and chorus.
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