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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Topic: ("Men")
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Topic: ("Soldiers")
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 portrait photo of the men of the Citizens' Military Training Camp A & B Company. Identifying flag seen held high by the men.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Poster or Roster of the men of Battery A-187th Co F.A. (Field Artillery) stationed at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont including "Irish" the dog. Portraits include Capt. McLeer, 1st Lt. Ryan, Lt. White and Cadet Andrews among others. Date on roster is 1942. Photo dated 1944.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1947 men's basketball team with two military uniformed officers (coaches?). Tee shirts of the team members read "Headquarters." Photo #3.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952-07
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
July 1952 photo of the 125th A.C & W Sq. located at Ft. Ethan Allen, Vermont.
Title: Military Groups
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 group portrait of the men of the A & B Co. Men hold a flag or banner identifying the military company.
Title: Military Officers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1935-1936
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1935 or 1936 portrait photo of a group of military officers.
Title: Military Officers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 portrait photo of a military officer.
Title: Military Officers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 portrait photo of a military officer.
Title: Military Officers
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 portrait photo of a military officer.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 outdoor photo of a large family, with three generations present. Two men are in the armed services.
Title: Portraits - Family
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 photo of multi-generational family, taken outdoors in winter at McAllister's home at 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Two men are in uniform.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 half length portrait photo of a young military man in uniform.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 of a soldier in military uniform standing outside 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington; McAllister's home.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
1944 of a soldier in military uniform standing outside 47 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington; McAllister's home.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Upper left can be seen an upside down group portrait photo of several girls. Similar surface appears in mcalB10F21i10. A calendar hangs to the left reading "November."
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
1945 photo of a member of McAllister's family in military uniform standing outside in McAllister's driveway at his home. The trademark wooden lattice fence seen behind.
Title: Portraits - Individuals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945-1946; 1945-1946
1945 or 1946 photo of a portrait photo. Shown is a young man in a military uniform. Photo has been set up on a rough plank board surface with shelves behind containing rolls of paper. Appears to be McAllister's cellar studio with some of his panoramic photos rolled up. Similar surface appears in mcalB10F21i10.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
ROTC banners hang on the wall in the back of a large gymnasium type room. Crepe paper streamers festoon from the ceiling above a large group of men and women. Some of the men are in uniform. A group of musicians are seen on a raised band stand near the center of the room in the background.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
A gymnasium type room is filled with uniformed soldiers in the balcony and a large group of costumed men, women and children at what looks like a masquerade party.
Title: Portraits, groups, unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Three young men stand at ease in their military uniforms. They appear to be in a living room as family photos can be seen behind them.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of several men--local dignitaries, servicemen, clergy, and veterans--gathered in downtown Burlington, Vt. (First Baptist Church and auto dealer Charles P. Smith Jr. are in background), very likely for the Armistice (now Veterans) Day parade, the first after the end of World War II. A few women and children can be seen in the background. On the far left, in light fedora and overcoat, is Arthur W. Dow, state editor of the Burlington Free Press, a determined impresario of the performing arts who brought legendary musicians to Burlington, and editor of a column "Vermonters Serving under the U.S. Flag." Tragically, Dow suffered a heart attack and died just two weeks after this photo was taken.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Another view of Veterans Day (1957) at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. Veterans, one soldier in uniform, and children from the neighborhood are present. The speaker at the microphone is as yet unidentified but could easily be a veteran of World War I (see also mcalB21F12i01-mcalB21F12i02).
Title: War Bond Campaign
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 photo of a store window display with portraits of war leaders, some of whom had appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Most prominent is a photo of FDR, whose portrait is placed between 2 war bonds. Below is a poster showing a battle-hardened GI saying "Next!" with an image of Japan and the Japanese flag at the bottom of the poster. Display was probably made after Victory in Europe Day (8 May 1945), thereby suggesting that Japan will be the site of the next American victory. The usual exhortation to "buy more bonds" is at the very bottom.
Title: Weddings
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1937
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1937 Military officers in dress uniforms with riding crops pose for a group portrait outside a building with massive stone pillars. Part of the wedding party? Photo #3.
Title: Winooski and Burlington Mills (from Pontoon Bridge)
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated but part of May 5, 1928 panorama. Seen here are men of Company D, 1st U.S. Engineers, 2nd Corps standing on the pontoon bridge they helped build that spanned the Winooski River between Burlington and Winooski. Behind is the old mill that was a branch of the American Woolen Company.
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