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 [38]
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- Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.) [38]
- High school students [38]
- Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.) [36]
- Portrait photography [30]
- Choruses [9]
- High school athletes [4]
- High school teachers [4]
- School sports [4]
- Bands (Music) [3]
- High school buildings [2]
- Musicians [2]
- Choirs (Music) [1]
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- Orchestra [1]
- Young men [1]
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Topic: ("High school students")
Topic: ("Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.)")
Title: Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones strike a pose in front of the Edmunds High School building. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Seven BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Eight BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #4.
Title: Burlington High School - Cheerleaders
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 Eight BHS cheerleaders with large megaphones pose in front of Edmunds, the high school building that housed Burlington High School. Photo #3.
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952-1960 Photo of BHS chorus with string assemble. A large banner "Merry Christmas" is stretched across the stage curtain. Location is the auditorium at Edmunds High School building. Photo #5?
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 photo of Chorus in robes seated near the stage in the auditorium attached to the old Edmunds building where Burlington High School was held. Photo #9.
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 chorus seated in chairs in front of the stage in the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held. Photo #8.
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
1954-1956 BHS chorus with Mrs. Jean Pappoutsakis center front. Location is the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held.
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1960 photo of boys chorus and orchestra (seen to far left on stage). Location is the auditorium attached to Edmunds where Burlington High School was held. Photo #6.
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of large group of men and women in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. "BHS" seen above the stage. Burlington High School occupied the Edmunds building until 1964 when the new North Avenue BHS buildings were built. Photo #2.
Title: Burlington High School - Chorus
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1929-1960
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952-1960 Photo of BHS chorus. A large banner "Merry Christmas" is stretched across the stage curtain. Location is the auditorium at Edmunds High School building where Burlington High School was held. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School - Groups (unidentified)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955/1956 Group portrait of the Senior High Student Council of Burlington High School on the school auditorium stage. A version of this photo appears on p. 104 of the 1956 BHS yearbook, Oread.
Title: Burlington High School - Groups (unidentified)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955 Group portrait of Burlington High School students and faculty members seated around a table. May have been taken for a yearbook. Undated.
Title: Burlington High School - Groups (unidentified)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1955
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955 Group portrait of Burlington High School students gathered around a table with a faculty member. May have been taken for a yearbook. Miss Urie, of the English Dept. may be seated second from left. Photo #1.
Title: Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1954-1956
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955/1956 BHS Student Council with Miss Mildred E. Akins, adviser. Photo appears in 1956 yearbook, Oread, p. 70
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 twirlers (drum majorettes) with uniformed man Auditorium stage in Edmunds High School building 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: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1955-1961 Burlington High School twirlers (drum majorettes) Location is the Edmunds High School building Photo #4.
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 twirlers (drum majorettes) Location is the Edmunds High School building Photo #3.
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 twirlers (drum majorettes) Location is the Edmunds High School building Photo #2.
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 Twirlers (drum majorettes) with a uniformed man center. Location is the stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium.
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 twirlers (drum majorettes) on stage in the Edmunds High School building auditorium. Photo #7.
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 Band
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1961
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1961 Burlington High School twirler (drum majorette) Location is stage in Edmunds High School building auditorium.
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