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 [72]
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- Women veterans [72]
- Portrait photography [51]
- Women [36]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesLadies Auxiliary.Dept. of Vermont [34]
- Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States [26]
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Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1959
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1959 photo of a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) About half are dressed in uniforms and wear garrison caps.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) Most are dressed in uniforms and wear garrison caps.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in uniform, which includes a light-colored dress, garrison cap (with Post no. 782 visible), and white gloves.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in uniform, which includes a light-colored dress, garrison cap (with Post no. 782 visible), and white gloves.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a group of VFW Ladies Auxiliary members ready to distribute, presumably, Christmas gift packages to the needy, perhaps specifically to veterans. The trunk of the car is opened and filled with baskets, almost like a modern cornucopia. Location appears to be a suburban residence, very likely the home of one of the auxiliary ladies in the picture, one of whom is holding a Santa Claus doll. Photo #2.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a group of VFW Ladies Auxiliary members ready to distribute, presumably, Christmas gift packages to the needy, perhaps specifically to veterans. The trunk of the car is opened and filled with baskets, almost like a modern cornucopia. Location appears to be a suburban residence, very likely the home of one of the women veterans in the picture. Photo #1.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a gathering of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, taken very likely at the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. (Howard Plant Post No. 782.) Most are dressed in uniforms and wear garrison caps.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1957 photo of a ceremony at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt., held perhaps on Veterans Day. The iron fence around the monument honoring Howard W. Plant is opened. A speaker (far right) addresses the crowd as VFW Ladies Auxiliary members hold American flags, which appear to be flapping in fairly stiff wind. The Brewer Bros. car dealership in the background now houses the Burlington Police Dept.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of some women veterans and members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Some are in uniform and wearing garrison caps; others (new inductees, perhaps?) wear dark dresses. A plaque on the wall bears the name of Howard Plant, in whose memory Post No. 782 was founded.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a ceremony at Battery Park in Burlington, Vt., near the small monument placed there in memory of Howard W. Plant, the first Burlington casualty of World War I. Several band musicians (who happen to be dressed like Canadian "Mounties") stand at attention while other attendees look on. Two women, very likely members of the Ladies Auxiliary, hold American flags, perhaps as "Taps" is being played (see mcalB21F19i04, which complements this scene). The event may have taken place on Veterans Day.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a VFW Ladies Auxiliary event, with members standing at attention as they listen to a designated speaker. Burlington had ca. 20 organizations for military veterans in the years following World War II.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of veterans' ceremony, perhaps on Veterans Day, at Battery Park, Burlington, Vt. The car dealership in the background now houses the Burlington Police Dept. The memorial stone and plaque--if it is the same one dedicated to Howard William Plant, first Burlington casualty of World War I--has since been moved to the southeast corner of the park, near the corner of Battery and Pearl Sts. A man playing trumpet (perhaps the same as in mcalB17F11i02), very likely "Taps," faces the memorial, which is enclosed by an iron fence, as other veterans and citizens salute or stand at attention.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a VFW Ladies Auxiliary event, with members standing at attention as they listen to a designated speaker. Burlington had ca. 20 organizations for military veterans in the years following World War II.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a group of VFW Ladies Auxiliary members, all wearing garrison caps and corsages. Occasion is unknown but the location may have been the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a "change in command," perhaps, with the passing of the gavel from one lady auxiliary to another. Several veterans look on. Location was probably the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of a group of VFW Ladies Auxiliary members, all wearing garrison caps and corsages. Occasion is unknown but the location may have been the VFW hall at 69 College St., Burlington, Vt.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of a speaker addressing a group of veterans and the ladies auxiliary at the VFW hall, 69 College St., Burlington, Vt. Prominently displayed are several American flags as well as the banner of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Howard Plant Post #782. (Howard W. Plant was the first Burlington serviceman to die in World War I.)
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of a swearing-in session of new members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. A current member, in light uniform and garrison cap, faces ca. 15 women who have raised their right hands and presumably are taking an oath.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of a swearing-in session of new members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. A current member, in light uniform and garrison cap, faces ca. 15 women who have raised their right hands and presumably are taking an oath.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1952
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1952 photo of a speaker (unidentified) addressing an audience gathered at a VFW Ladies Auxiliary event. A banner on the far right says Ladies Auxiliary Howard Plant Post 782 (VFW). (Howard W. Plant was the first "Burlington boy," as his memorial states, to die in World War I.)
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a large group of children, very likely attending a VFW sponsored event at a gymnasium in Burlington or Winooski. A few adults, one wearing a military uniform, and Santa Claus can be seen in the crowd.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: undated
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Undated photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at an unknown location.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1956 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at an unknown location. All are wearing white dresses and (most) dark garrison caps.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Ladies Auxiliary
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1956-1957
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
Ca. 1956 photo of members of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, gathered at an unknown location. All are wearing white dresses and dark garrison caps.
Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars - Mother's Club
Creator: McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Date: 1951
Resource type: photographs
Resource type: black-and-white photographs
1951 photo of a large group of children, very likely attending a VFW sponsored event at a gymnasium in Burlington or Winooski. A few adults, one wearing a military uniform, and Santa Claus can be seen in the crowd.
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