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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- black-and-white photographs [56]
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- Choruses [56]
- High school students [56]
- Portrait photography [47]
- Girls [38]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [30]
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- Nuns [2]
- High school buildings [1]
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Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes. Photo #3.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1960 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus standing outside the school. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) back row 3rd from right. Photo #11.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1960 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus standing outside the school. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) back row 3rd from right. Photo #12
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1960 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school. Photo #16.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled inside with two pianos and pianists. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) back row 6th from left. Photo #20.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus assembled inside with two pianos and pianists. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) back row 6th from left. Photo #19.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 Mount St. Mary's Academy Chorus. Identified is Therese Tessier (later Kneen) 3rd row from the front, 3rd from the left. Photo #18.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing inside in a stairwell. Photo #32?
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing in a stairwell.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school along with one of the Sisters of Mercy. Photo #28.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 group portrait of the Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus in choir robes standing outside on the steps of the school with one of the Sisters of Mercy. Photo #27.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy choral group in robes on the school's stage. Photo #8.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy choral group in robes standing in a stair well in the school. Photo #8.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus dressed in robes standing in a school stair well.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 group portrait of Mount St. Mary's Academy chorus dressed in robes standing in a school stair well.
Title: Mount St. Mary's Academy - Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy students as chorus members gathered in a circular formation in a stairwell.
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
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
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. Photo #10.
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.
Title: Winooski High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of the Winooski High School chorus with banner and choral director. Photo #3.
Title: Winooski High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear choral robes. Photo #4.
Title: Winooski High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952-10
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner. They wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #5.
Title: Winooski High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of the Winooski High School girls' chorus with banner and choral director. The girls wear white tops with ribbon ties at collar. Photo #2.
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