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.) [103]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [21]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [15]
- Winooski (Vt.) [9]
- Milton (Vt.) [7]
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- image [207]
Genre(s)
- black-and-white photographs [189]
- photographs [189]
Topic(s)
- High school graduates [207]
- Portrait photography [138]
- High school buildings [66]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [53]
- Young women [43]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [14]
- Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.) [11]
- Banners [9]
- Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.) [9]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [7]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [7]
- Buildings [6]
- High school students Dramatic production [6]
- Actors [5]
- High school students [5]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [5]
- Costume [3]
- Auditoriums [2]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Priests [2]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [2]
- Boys [1]
- School children [1]
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Title: South Burlington Central School Graduation
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with class slogan seen in the back "Forward for Success". Photo #1.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950; 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 2.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950; 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950; 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1950 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 3.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951; 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951; 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 1.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951; 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 3.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 2.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 1.
Title: St. Francis Xavier
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1953 St. Francis Xavier graduating class gathered outside the school in cap and gown. Located in Winooski, Vt. Photo 3.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1944, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #2.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1949, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #1.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1950 with banner, assembled in front of the new elementary school, which opened in 1950. Photo #2.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1944, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #1.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1944, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #3.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1949 with sign, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #2.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three Vergennes High School graduates in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Undated.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1950 with banner, assembled in front of the new elementary school Vergennes.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1950 with banner, assembled in front of the new elementary school Vergennes. Until 1950, grade schoolers had classes on the lower floors of the high school. Photo #1.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1947 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #1.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1948 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1948 banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1948 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1947 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #3.
Title: Vergennes High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Vergennes High School graduating class of 1947 with banner, assembled in front of the Bixby Memorial Library in Vergennes. Photo #2.
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