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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- Milton (Vt.) [10]
- Bristol (Vt.) [6]
- Burlington (Vt.) [3]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [2]
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- image [33]
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- black-and-white photographs [33]
- photographs [33]
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- High school teachers [33]
- Portrait photography [33]
- High school students [16]
- Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.) [11]
- High school buildings [9]
- Priests [2]
- Furniture [1]
- Gymnasiums [1]
- High school athletes [1]
- Middle school students [1]
- School sports [1]
- Students [1]
- Track and field athletes [1]
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Title: Milton High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
Title: Milton High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1946
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1946 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member. Photo #3.
Title: Milton High School - Graduates
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 Milton High School graduates with male faculty member.
Title: Richmond High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated; undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Seventeen Richmond High School graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of the school with faculty member, Eugene Clowse (1883-1955). Clowse was Supervising Principal from 1930 to 1954. Undated. Photo #2.
Title: Richmond High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 Twelve Richmond High School graduates in cap and gown gathered outside in front of the school with faculty member, Eugene Clowse (1883-1955). Clowse was Supervising Principal from 1930 to 1954. Fellow students lean out the windows to watch to photo shoot. Photo #2.
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1948-1949; 1948-1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1948 photo of at least 200 young people and adults. Room is probably a gymnasium in Burlington. Occasion may be a gathering before graduation such as baccalaureate (both Anglican and Roman Catholic clergy are present). This is the "female" side of the assembly. mcalB17F24i01-02 showed mostly the boys.
Title: Vergennes High School - Students & Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 photo of faculty and staff at Vergennes High School, including two--perhaps more--clergymen, one of whom is Rev. Alfred H. Couture (back row, far right), St. Peter Church (Catholic), Vergennes. Photo #1.
Title: Vergennes High School - Students & Faculty
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Vergennes High School student organization with military style uniform, perhaps the marching band without their instruments? Director is in front row, center. Background is the entrance to the high school, which was built in 1871. Photo #6
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