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.) [685]
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- black-and-white photographs [675]
- photographs [675]
Topic(s)
- High school students [685]
- Portrait photography [538]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [276]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [244]
- Girls [236]
- Drum majorettes [60]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [50]
- Musicians [45]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [37]
- Choirs (Music) [37]
- Choruses [36]
- Musical groups [35]
- Boys [32]
- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [25]
- Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.) [24]
- Cheerleading [22]
- Classrooms [21]
- Young women [20]
- Young men [19]
- Auditoriums [17]
- High school teachers [16]
- Students [13]
- Business [12]
- Nuns [12]
- High school athletes [10]
- Orchestra [9]
- High school students Dramatic production [8]
- Priests [7]
- Family [6]
- Statues [6]
- High school graduates [5]
- Banners [4]
- Basketball [4]
- Rifles [4]
- Street photography [4]
- Buses [3]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Rifle practice [3]
- School sports [3]
- Employees [2]
- Furniture [2]
- School children [2]
- Toys [2]
- Athletics [1]
- Baseball [1]
- Buildings [1]
- Chapels [1]
- Dwellings [1]
- Men [1]
- Middle school students [1]
- Stores, Retail [1]
- Worship programs [1]
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Topic: ("High school students")
Place: ("Burlington (Vt.)")
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Student Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal group photo. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #19?
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Student Activities
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Students of the Sodality Council of Mount St. Mary's, a private Catholic girls' school, assemble for a formal group photo. School was located on Mansfield Ave. in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957. Photo #15.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated McLure's Student Band from McIndoes, Vermont assembled on the steps of Burlington Vermont's City Hall (facing City Hall Park). May be part of All State music event. Photo #1.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Burlington High school student band? Group assembled on stage in the auditorium located at the Edmunds High School building in Burlington, Vermont where BHS was held. Event may be All State. Undated. Photo #1?
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School student band with their leader (Dr. Joseph Lechnyr?). Location unknown, may be at the high school located in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Student band with their leader. Location Edmunds High School gymnasium/auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Student band with their leader. Location Edmunds High School gymnasium/auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Student band with their leader. Location Edmunds High School gymnasium/auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Undated.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Combined choral and orchestra groups assembled on and in front of stage. Location Edmunds High School building auditorum, Burlington, Vermont. Undated. Event may be All State.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School? Student band and baton twirlers with drum major assembled on stage. Location may be at the school or elsewhere in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #39.
Title: Musical Ensembles
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Cathedral High School band and baton twirlers with drum major assembled on stage under the direction of Dr. Joseph Lechnyr, top right. Location may be at the school or elsewhere in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #37.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Two undated photographs of Cathedral High School drum majorette. Probably taken for year book.
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Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont.
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Title: Portraits, Religious Sisters [Nuns], Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Photo of the cast of a stage production presented at Mount St Mary's Academy in Burlington, Vermont. Student Therese Tessier (later Kneen) stands in the second row at the far right.
Title: Portraits, children, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Eight young women and a little girl stand in the Sacred Heart Chapel of Mount St. Mary's Academy, Burlington, Vermont as participants of the Catholic ritual, May Crowning. The girls are dressed in gowns with the statue of the crowned Virgin Mary behind adorned with gladiolas. See also mcalA15F09i07
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Burlington High School Chorus as pictured in 1956 BHS yearbook Oread, p. 77. Mrs. Jean Pappoutsakis, choral director, center front row. Names of students also listed in the Oread. Photo #4.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy school chorus. Back row, 6th in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at Mount St Mary's in 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #20.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mount Saint Mary's Academy school chorus. Back row, 6th in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at the school 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #19.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Mount St. Mary's Academy school chorus. Third row back, 3rd in from the left possibly Therese Tessier (later Kneen), a student at the school 1961 (also member of the Cheering Squad). Photo #18?
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Group of men standing in front of the Edmunds High School when it was a high school. Undated but may be 1920s, 1930s. Photo #3.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Several young men (high school students?) stand outside on the steps of what may be Edmunds High School in Burlington, Vermont for a group photo. Undated but may be 1930s. Photo #2.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Two uniformed students of Mount St Mary's Academy (a school for girls located in Burlington, Vermont) gather at the piano in one of the school's large rooms. The plaid curtains and checkered linoleum floor are seen in other photos taken at the school.
Title: Rice Memorial High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Small group of high school students, seated for a group photo in the Rice High School gym.
Title: Rice Memorial High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Small group of high school students, seated for a group photo in the Rice High School gym.
Title: Rice Memorial High School - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959; 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Rice High School students seated in the gymnasium with a faculty member for a group photo.
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