Louis L. McAllister Photographs

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

List

Gallery

Information

Showing 1 - 10 of 321 Records

Relevance Title (A-Z) Title (Z-A) Year (0-9) Year (9-0)
10 25 50 100
Active filters
Created Date Year Sort: 1949   Remove all  

203 Portrait photography. 127 Burlington (Vt.). 54 Men. 48 Family. 48 Women. 41 Children. 39 High school athletes. 38 School sports. 34 Young women. 29 Boys. 29 High school students. 29 House furnishings. 28 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 28 Winooski (Vt.). 27 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.). 26 Girls. 21 Baseball. 21 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 20 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 20 College graduates. 20 Interior architecture. 18 Church buildings. 17 College students. 16 Buildings. 15 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 14 Christmas greens. 13 College teachers. 13 Restaurants. 13 School children. 12 High school buildings. 12 Students. 11 Gymnasiums. 11 Priests. 10 Basketball. 10 Bridegrooms. 10 Brides. 9 Bands (Music). 9 Football. 9 Fraternal Order of Eagles. 9 High school graduates. 9 Middlebury College. 9 Nuns. 8 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Dwellings. 8 Employees. 8 Middlebury (Vt.). 7 Business. 7 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Cake. 6 Choruses. 6 Drum majorettes. 6 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 6 Musical groups. 6 Toys. 6 Young men. 5 Auditoriums. 5 Infants. 5 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Nurses. 5 Santa Claus. 5 Weddings. 5 Worship programs. 4 Architectural photography. 4 Athletics. 4 Chapels. 4 Cheerleading. 4 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Landscape photography. 4 Richford (Vt.). 4 Richford High School (Richford, Vt.). 4 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.). 4 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Actors. 3 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 3 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Choirs (Music). 3 Classrooms. 3 Colchester (Vt.). 3 Confirmation -- Catholic Church. 3 Construction projects. 3 Costume. 3 Department stores. 3 Fanny Allen Hospital. 3 First communion. 3 Flowers. 3 High school students -- Dramatic production. 3 Machinery. 3 Musicians. 3 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 3 Service stations. 3 Shelburne (Vt.). 3 Stores, Retail. 3 Track and field athletes. 2 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.). 2 G.S. Blodgett Corporation. 2 Hardware. 2 Housing. 2 Offices. 2 Salvation Army. 2 Shelburne Museum. 2 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.). 2 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States. 2 University of Vermont. 2 Women veterans. 1 Ballerinas. 1 Banners. 1 Barns. 1 Blackface entertainers. 1 Boats and boating. 1 Bowling. 1 Buses. 1 Camping. 1 Christmas pageants. 1 Dance. 1 Greek letter societies. 1 High school teachers. 1 Horses. 1 J.K. Kidder Mfg. Co., Inc. 1 Livestock. 1 Middle school students. 1 Minstrel shows. 1 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 1 Piano. 1 Reunions. 1 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.). 1 Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.). 1 South Burlington (Vt.). 1 Street photography. 1 Tennis. 1 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery. 1 Turkeys. 1 Vergennes (Vt.). 1 Wake services.

321 still image
Miniature of Buildings - Mechanical Devices
Buildings - Mechanical Devices
Image nop
    • Description: 1949 photo of the interior of a building showing several units arranged along a wall with a narrow passageway.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Burlington High School - Baseball
    Burlington High School - Baseball
    Image nop
      • Description: 1949 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay assembled on the steps of Edmunds High School building. The word "Burlington" lettered across uniform shirts. Photo #1.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Burlington High School - Football
      Burlington High School - Football
      Image nop
        • Date Created: 1949
        • Description: 1949 Burlington High School football game.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Cathedral Grammar School
        Cathedral Grammar School
        Image nop
          • Description: 1949 class photo of Cathedral Grammar School students gathered outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, Vermont.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
          Fanny Allen Hospital - Nurses
          Image nop
            • Description: 1949/1950 photo of a group of nurses gathered inside for a group picture. Photo #1.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
            Graduations - Unidentified
            Image nop
              • Date Created: 1949
              • Description: 1949 formal portrait photo of graduates in cap and gown outside in front of a brick library building. Photo #1.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Graduations - Unidentified
              Graduations - Unidentified
              Image nop
                • Date Created: 1949
                • Description: 1949 formal portrait photo of graduates in cap and gown outside in front of a brick library building.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                Image nop
                  • Date Created: 1949
                  • Description: 1949 photo of Russian Summer School faculty. Identifiable faculty in the front row (l.-r.) are: Tatiana Vacquier (2nd from l.), Margaret Fayer, Eleena Solova (2nd from r.), and Anastasia Pressman. Men in 2nd row: Mischa Fayer (2nd from l.) and Aron Pressman (far right). Building in background looks like Forest Hall.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                  Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                  Image nop
                    • Date Created: 1949
                    • Description: 1949 photo of Russian Summer School faculty. Identifiable faculty in the front row (l.-r.) are: Tatiana Vacquier (2nd from l.), Margaret Fayer, Eleena Solova (2nd from r.), and Anastasia Pressman. Men in 2nd row: Mischa Fayer (2nd from l.) and Aron Pressman (far right). Building in background looks like Forest Hall.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                    Middlebury College - Russian Summer School - Faculty
                    Image nop
                      • Date Created: 1949
                      • Description: 1949 photo of Russian Summer School faculty. Identifiable faculty in the front row (l.-r.) are: Tatiana Vacquier (2nd from l.), Margaret Fayer, Eleena Solova (2nd from r.), and Anastasia Pressman. Men in 2nd row: Mischa Fayer (2nd from l.) and Aron Pressman (far right). Building in background looks like Forest Hall.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs