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.) [92]
- Bristol (Vt.) [7]
- Vergennes (Vt.) [2]
- Shelburne (Vt.) [1]
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- image [230]
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- black-and-white photographs [224]
- photographs [224]
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- School children [230]
- Portrait photography [158]
- Dance recitals [79]
- Dance [68]
- Tap dancers [64]
- Girls [17]
- Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.) [16]
- Priests [15]
- Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont) [14]
- Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.) [13]
- Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.) [9]
- Women [9]
- Children [8]
- St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.) [8]
- First communion [7]
- Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.) [7]
- Nuns [7]
- Boys [6]
- Salvation Army [6]
- South Burlington Central School (Vt.) [6]
- Middle school students [5]
- Ballerinas [4]
- Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.) [4]
- Actors [3]
- Bands (Music) [3]
- Christmas pageants [3]
- Confirmation Catholic Church [3]
- Interior architecture [3]
- Men [3]
- Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.) [3]
- Buildings [2]
- Costume [2]
- High school students [2]
- Robert Hull Fleming Museum [2]
- Auditoriums [1]
- Banners [1]
- Baseball [1]
- Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Christmas greens [1]
- First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.) [1]
- Furniture [1]
- High school buildings [1]
- High school graduates [1]
- High school students Dramatic production [1]
- Santa Claus [1]
- School sports [1]
- Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.) [1]
- University of Vermont [1]
- Young women [1]
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Topic: ("School children")
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948; 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1947 photo of a group of school children and their teachers, gathered for a portrait after a visit to the Fleming Museum at UVM.
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1947-1948; 1947-1948
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1947 photo of a group of school children and teachers, probably after a visit to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vt. Name of the school is unknown. See also mcalB17F23i01.
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1945 photo of school children enjoying a milk break in their classroom. Teachers stand in the background. School and occasion unknown. (See also mcalB05F20i05, dated 1947.)
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1945 photo of school children enjoying a milk break in their classroom. Teachers stand in the background. School and occasion unknown. (See also mcalB05F20i05, dated 1947.)
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952; 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1951 photo of a large group of school children and their teachers, taken near a wooded area. Identity of group, location, and occasion unknown.
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952; 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1951 photo of a large group of school children and their teachers, taken near a wooded area. Identity of group, location, and occasion unknown.
Title: School Groups - Unidentified
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952; 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1951 photo of a large group of school children and their teachers, taken near a wooded area. Identity of group, location, and occasion unknown.
Title: School Sports - Baseball
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 photo of unidentified school baseball team with coach. Photo 2.
Title: Shelburne High School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951-1952; 1951-1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 / 1952 group portrait photo of Shelburne Public School students. Photo #4.
Title: South Burlington Central School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959; 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 South Burlington Central School group at popular location with knotty pine wall paneling. Photo #2.
Title: South Burlington Central School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959; 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 South Burlington Central School group at popular location with knotty pine wall paneling. Photo #3.
Title: South Burlington Central School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959; 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 South Burlington Central School group at popular location with knotty pine wall paneling. Photo #1.
Title: South Burlington Central School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959; 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 South Burlington Central School Graduation at Burlington Memorial Auditorium with portion of class slogan ("Forward ever...") seen in the back. Photo #1.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 students of St. Anthony School with Rev. Edmund Marion (right), pastor since 1940, and Rev. Arthur Hamel. The occasion must be the sacrament of Confirmation, since the students appear to be at that age. The church is on the left; the parish rectory, on the right; and the school is behind the church. The church cornerstone is dated 1902, and the rectory was built the same year.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 graduating students of St. Anthony parish school gather with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor, for a class photo. After serving in many parishes, Fr. Marion came to St. Anthony's in 1940. The 10-year-old school soon had a bus, a hot lunch program, and, at the insistence of the Quebecois pastor, offered French for an hour a day starting with 3rd graders.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949; 1949
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1949 blurry image of St. Anthony students assembled for a photograph with the pastor Rev. Edmund Marion and Rev. Arthur Hamel. The occasion is probably Confirmation. (Saddle shoes are obviously part of the school uniform!)
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1944; 1944
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1944 Graduation Day at St. Anthony parish school. Rev. Edmund Marion joins the graduates for their class photo. Family members can be seen in the background, gathered near the school. The school opened Oct. 8, 1931 and remained open for 40 years. Extra parking and a large lawn now occupy the site of the building, which was demolished in 1980.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1953; 1953
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Graduation Day at St. Anthony's parish. Revs. Bernard Couture and Edmund Marion, pastor, are in the second row. Background building is possibly the school but may be another parish building. A parish hall was built in 1953 to celebrate the parish's 50th anniversary.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951; 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Graduation Day at St. Anthony School, with Revs. Bernard G. Couture (left) and Edmund Marion, pastor. Church is on the left; the parish rectory, right; and the school (with extra window lattices...or something), in the rear. St. Anthony School closed in 1971.
Title: St. Anthony's Church and School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945; 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1945 group of young children with Rev. Edmund Marion, pastor of St. Anthony Parish since 1940. Most seem to be dressed for First Communion, although the older boys have dark blazers and navy style caps. The picture may have been taken shortly after Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945), which would explain the prominence of the American flag. The parish school seen in the background opened Oct. 8, 1931, closed in 1971, and was demolished in 1980. Photo #3.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1949-1950
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1948 / 1949. Portrait photo of cast on stage of a Dutch theme production. Various aged children. Photo #2.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 Christmas pageant photo at an elementary Catholic school taken in the classroom. Virgin Mary holds a Baby Jesus and is surrounded by kings, angels, and shepherds (with a lamb). School desks seen in front. Blackboard behind with theme garland strung across it.
Title: Theatricals
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 Christmas pageant photo at an elementary Catholic school taken in the classroom. Virgin Mary holds a Baby Jesus and is surrounded by kings, angels, and shepherds (with a lamb). School desks seen in front. Blackboard behind with theme garland strung across it.
Title: Vergennes Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
School children from different grades and presumably their teacher line up in front of Vergennes Grammar School. Until 1950, elementary grades were schooled on the lower floors of the high school (built 1871; demolished 1964).
Title: Vergennes Grammar School
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1945
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
School children from different grades and presumably their teacher line up in front of Vergennes Grammar School. Until 1950, elementary grades were schooled on the lower floors of the high school.
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