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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Creator(s)
- McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963 [457]
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Place(s)
- Burlington (Vt.) [52]
- North Hero (Vt. : Town) [11]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [3]
- Camp Marycrest (Vt.) [1]
- Grand Isle (Vt.) [1]
- Winooski (Vt.) [1]
Format(s)
- image [459]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [132]
- photographs [132]
Topic(s)
- Family [459]
- Portrait photography [389]
- Children [191]
- House furnishings [139]
- Women [111]
- Infants [25]
- Boys [24]
- Dolls [23]
- Business [12]
- Girls [12]
- Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.) [12]
- Landscape photography [10]
- Buildings [7]
- Camp Abnaki (Vt.) [7]
- High school students [7]
- Weddings [7]
- Young men [7]
- Young women [7]
- Salvation Army [6]
- Bridegrooms [5]
- Brides [5]
- Reunions [5]
- Animals [4]
- Architectural photography [4]
- Camps [4]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- Nuns [4]
- Soldiers [4]
- Cake [3]
- Camping [3]
- Auditoriums [2]
- Automobiles [2]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Farms [2]
- Furniture [2]
- Gymnasiums [2]
- Radio Receivers and reception [2]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [2]
- Worship programs [2]
- Chairs [1]
- Circus performers [1]
- Convenience stores [1]
- Employees [1]
- Farmhouses [1]
- Flowers [1]
- Horses [1]
- Priests [1]
- University of Vermont [1]
- Veterans [1]
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Title: First Congregational Church - Rev. George W. Lawrence Assoc. Minister
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
First Congregational Church associate minister the Rev. George W. Lawrence, Jr. and his wife, Nancy and their two children, George W. III and Virginia. Probably the 1950s.
Title: L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister seen back row, far right. His grandniece, Joanne Raymond is in front row right holding the colllie. Joanne's mother is front row left.Two family dogs included. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
Title: L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister absent from this exposure. His grandniece, Joanne Raymond is in front row right holding the colllie. Joanne's mother is front row left. Two family dogs included. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
Title: L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister absent in this exposure. Two family dogs included; a chihuahua and a collie. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. See also mcalA12F12i03
Title: L.L. McAllister - Family Portraits
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1930s McAllister family portrait. L. L. McAllister seen back row, far right. Two family dogs included; a chihuahua and a collie. Taken at the McAllister home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 photo of young girls standing with several women and a priest as part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. This may be Mother's Day.
Title: May Crowning
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948/1949 photo of a young girl placing a crown on a statue of the Virgin Mary as part of May Crowning, a traditional Roman Catholic ritual that occurs in the month of May whereby an image or likeness of the Blessed Virgin is ceremonially crowned recognizing her as Queen of Heaven and the Mother of God. This may be Mother's Day.
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A family group photo of a man, woman and young girl. Nephew of L. L. McAllister, nephew's wife and young daughter (McAllister's grand niece, Joanne Raymond).
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group family photo with nephew, his wife and daughter along with other relatives. Louis McAllister is seen in the back row on the right end. Undated but may be 1930s. Two family dogs are also seen; a chihuahua sits in a woman's lap and a collie is seen at the right. Location backyard at McAllister's home 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington. See also mcalB10F15i03 for dated photo.
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Formal photo portrait of L. L. McAllister's nephew. He wears a tweed jacket, white shirt, tie and sweater vest. Udated.
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group photo of McAllister's nephew, his wife and daughter (McAllister's grandniece, Joanne Raymond) with collie dog. They appear in other photos in the collection. Location is the backyard of McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave, Burlington, Vermont. Direction looking west.
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A well dressed woman poses for a formal studio portrait with a young girl, probably her daughter. Woman also appears in other photos in this collection e.g. mcalA12F13i3 and i5. Woman 2nd or 3rd wife of McAllister's father?
Title: McAllister Memorabilia
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Formal family studio portrait with man sporting a mutton chops style beard (McAllister's father?), a seated woman and two children; one being an infant in the woman's lap. Photo identified as being from the studio of James Nelson of Fullerton and Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. Woman on the right also appears in other photos in this collection e.g. mcalA12F13i3 and i4.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 Christmas photo of three young children seated on the floor of a living room. They are in front of their Christmas tree along with wrapped presents. One child holds a doll while another holds a toy.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 photo of two young boys (brothers?) seated in a living room on a hassock in front of a Christmas tree.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947; 1947
1947 photo of two young children (boys?) seated on the floor in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by Christmas toys. Seen are a small train on tracks, a Bambi rocker, a wagon, plush toys, books and noise makers.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947; 1947
1947 photo of two young boys in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by Christmas toys. Younger boy is seated on a rocking horse. His older brother stands beside him.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947; 1946-1947
1946 or 1947 photo of a young girl and boy (siblings?) with Christmas gifts. They are seated in a living room with Christmas tree. The girl sits in a child's chair and holds a doll and a small purse. The boy is on a tricycle. Same children as seen in mcalB14F04i14
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947; 1946-1947
1946 or 1947 photo of a young boy and his infant sibling standing in front of the family Christmas tree with their presents that include a plush bunny rabbit doll with mask face.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947; 1946-1947
1946 or 1947 photo of a living room with Christmas tree, an infant in a jumper seat and a woman (child's mother?) on the left. Plush stuffed animals and baby rattles on the floor. Same child in mcalB14F04i10
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947; 1946-1947
1946 or 1947 photo of a young boy and girl (siblings?) in their home with Christmas tree and presents. The girl sits on a tricycle with her small purse hanging from the handle bars. Same children as seen in mcalB14F04i11
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 photo of a family of four children, three boys and a baby girl, seated in an upholstered chair in front of a curtained window. Photo #3. See also the same children in mcalB14F05i04
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 family photo of three children, a girl, a boy and an infant, seated in an upholstered chair. Photo #5.
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 family photo of four children, three boys and a baby girl, gathered in and beside an upholstered chair in front of a curtained window. Photo #4. See same children in mcalB14F05i02
Title: Portraits - Children
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
1949 portrait photo of three children (a sister, brother and infant sibling) sitting in an upholstered chair. Photo #6. Sames children as in mcalB14F05i03
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