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.) [17]
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- black-and-white photographs [28]
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- Auditoriums [28]
- High school students [28]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [21]
- Portrait photography [17]
- Bands (Music) [8]
- Drum majorettes [5]
- Banners [2]
- Choirs (Music) [1]
- Gymnasiums [1]
- High school buildings [1]
- Musical groups [1]
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Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954-1956 Burlington High School student orchestra.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954 BHS orchestra under the direction of Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III Oread, yearbook, p. 83.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954 BHS orchestra with Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III, Head of Music Department.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 photo of an orchestra assembled on stage at the BHS (Edmunds) auditorium. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 choral and string student high school musical groups gathered for what looks like a rehearsal. Location is the old Edmunds High School auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Event may be All State. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School - Orchestra
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955 photo of BHS orchestra with Mr. Lyman C. Hurd, III, Head of Music Department.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) as pictured in the 1954 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 82. Captain Phyllis Roy, Vickie Lane, Lee Babineau, Janet Collins, Carolyn Hunt, Patricia Clarey, Linda Nitschke, Kay Reed. Photo taken in the auditorium at the Edmunds High School building on South Union Street.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1954 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes). Captain Phyllis Roy, Vickie Lane, Lee Babineau, Janet Collins, Carolyn Hunt, Patricia Clarey, Linda Nitschke, Kay Reed. Photo taken in the auditorium at the Edmunds High School building on South Union Street.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photograph of the Burlington High School Marching Band seated in uniform with drum majorettes. Photo taken in the auditorium at the Edmunds High School building on South Union Street.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947; 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946-1947 Burlington High School drum majorettes standing on the steps of the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #5. Fall-Winter
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2?
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944-1946 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946-1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946-1947 Portrait of the Burlington High School Band on the steps of Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) stand outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Late Fall - Jan. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945-1946 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) stand outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium in Burlington, Vermont. Photo #5.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955-1961 Burlington High School band on stage in Edmunds High School building auditorium.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Burlington High School band on the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955-1961 Burlington High School band on stage in the Edmunds High School building's auditorium
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 #2.
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 taken at Burlington High School auditorium (Edmunds building) of a large high school (All-State?) chorus performing. Photo #4.
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: 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 readied for a Christmas concert gather in the BHS (Edmunds) auditorium / gymnasium. They are dressed in the traditional white top, dark skirt/pants. A large banner above and behind them reads "Merry Christmas." Music stands and chairs grouped in the right foreground. 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
A photo of a large choral group, possibly Burlington High School students as they pose in their robes for a group portrait. Location is the auditorium attached to the Edmunds building where BHS was held.
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