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.) [102]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [1]
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- image [121]
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- black-and-white photographs [120]
- photographs [120]
Topic(s)
- Choirs (Music) [121]
- Portrait photography [94]
- Church buildings [48]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [45]
- High school students [41]
- Young men [14]
- Musical groups [13]
- Men [9]
- Women [9]
- Chapels [7]
- College students [6]
- Students [5]
- Boys [4]
- College teachers [4]
- First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- University of Vermont [4]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Nuns [3]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Auditoriums [2]
- Actors [1]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [1]
- Classrooms [1]
- Costume [1]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
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- Interior architecture [1]
- Musicians [1]
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- Worship programs [1]
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Topic: ("Choirs (Music)")
Title: Burlington High School Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph of the Burlington High School chorus (mixed) from a folder dated 1954-1956. Photo #9.
Title: Burlington High School Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph taken at Burlington High School (Edmunds building) of a large high school (All-State?) chorus from a folder dated 1954-1956. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photograph from a folder dated 1954-1956 of male members of the Burlington High School chorus. Photo #7.
Title: Camp Marycrest (Grand Isle, VT)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Young girls are lead by a counselor as they participate in a music and singing session in one of the buildings on the grounds of Camp Marycrest probably in the 1950s or 1960s. Camp operated by the Sisters of Mercy from 1957 to 1993 in Grand Isle. Photo #4.
Title: Cathedral High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter 1951 photo printed from a cracked glass negative of the senior choir standing in the sanctuary of St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vermont. It is Lent. In the back is the senior choir director Jerome Childs. Also present are Maurice Villemaire, who later became the choir director and Blanche Bonnette, church organist.
Title: Cathedral High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter 1951 photo of the senior choir standing in the sanctuary of St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vermont. It is Lent. In the back is the senior choir director Jerome Childs. Also present are Maurice Villemaire who later became the choir director and Blanche Bonnette, church organist.
Title: Cathedral High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter 1951 photo of the senior choir standing in the sanctuary of St. Joseph's in Burlington, Vermont. It is Lent. In the back is the senior choir director Jerome Childs. Also present are Maurice Villemaire and Blanche Bonnette. Photo #2.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Girls' Choir of Cathedral High School in school uniforms assembled in three rows on gymnasium bleachers for a formal photo. The gym windows have been covered with white or solid light colored paper. Photo numbered 23. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1957.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 Freshman Chorus formal group photo at Cathedral High School as they stand on the gymnasium bleachers. The girls stand in the front rows and the boys in the back. Girls are all in school uniforms and the boys mostly in jacket and tie. White sheets are draped over the windows. Photo 16. Photo numbered 16. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1957.
Title: Cathedral High School, Burlington
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 Boys' Glee Club assembled in three rows on the gymnasium bleachers (beneath the wall radiators) for a formal photo. Photo numbered 18. Taken for the school yearbook, Tower 1956.
Title: Church Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a church choir at Christmas time. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #4.
Title: Church Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a church choir at Christmas time. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #3.
Title: Church Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a church choir and two people in the role of religious figures Joseph and Mary at Christmas. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #1.
Title: Church Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a church choir and two people in the role of religious figures Joseph and Mary at Christmas. Ornate organ pipes seen to the far right. Photo #2?
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of the choir, dressed in choir robes, assembled at the front of the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #27.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a youth choir of the First Congregational Church. Dressed in choir robes and assembled in one of the many rooms at First Church, the group is mostly girls with the typical short supply of boys (7-to-1 ratio), who nevertheless convey a good deal of enthusiasm. Photo #15.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of an adult choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo may have been taken on Palm Sunday (note palm branches on altar). Photo #6. Darker exposure similar to mcalB08F20i04.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Winter Undated photo of an adult choir of 15 women and 12 men on the altar of the First Congregational Church. Fran Howe, front row, left. Photo #26.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a choir standing in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church in Burlington, Vermont. May be Easter season as tulips and palm branches are seen in the back. Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of adult choir assembled in the sanctuary. Undated but may be 1950s. Fran Howe is 2nd from left in front row. She was affectionately known as the "Bird Lady" as she often appeared on Burlington, Vermont's WCAX Across the Fence television show. Photo #25. See also mcalA09F12i18
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. May be Easter season as tulips and palm branches are seen in the back. Photo #4.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church located in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #6.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church. Photo #5.
Title: Congregational Church - Choirs
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 of choir assembled in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church.
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