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
Showing 7681 - 7690 of 9221 Records
4593 Burlington (Vt.).
3725 Portrait photography.
1062 Construction projects.
1053 Buildings.
931 High school students.
897 Men.
848 Women.
791 Street photography.
680 Girls.
594 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont).
474 Young women.
469 Burlington (Vt.) Dept. of Streets.
459 Family.
458 Children.
450 Architectural photography.
415 Business.
384 Church buildings.
382 Interior architecture.
377 Boys.
367 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.).
352 Construction workers.
335 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.).
335 College students.
333 Landscape photography.
320 Dwellings.
320 High school athletes.
305 University of Vermont.
277 High school buildings.
276 House furnishings.
273 Students.
251 Young men.
235 Grand Isle (Vt.).
229 School children.
228 Machinery.
222 Priests.
217 Middlebury College.
215 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.).
215 Employees.
215 Middlebury (Vt.).
214 Champlain, Lake.
211 Winooski (Vt.).
207 High school graduates.
198 High school students -- Dramatic production.
194 Camp Marycrest (Vt.).
193 Brides.
193 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.).
192 College teachers.
191 School sports.
178 Automobiles.
175 Basketball.
173 Camping.
170 Nuns.
167 Actors.
167 Stores, Retail.
164 Weddings.
160 Bridegrooms.
160 Gymnasiums.
157 Camp Abnaki (Vt.).
151 North Hero (Vt. : Town).
151 Shelburne (Vt.).
150 Bridges.
148 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.).
144 Musicians.
143 Auditoriums.
141 Bands (Music).
141 Ferries.
139 Camps.
137 Colchester (Vt.).
135 Boats and boating.
128 Soldiers.
127 Mary Fletcher Hospital (Burlington, Vt.).
127 Trucks.
126 Burlington International Airport.
124 Hospitals.
123 Greek letter societies.
121 Baseball.
121 Champlain Transportation Company.
121 Choirs (Music).
121 Dance.
117 Christmas greens.
117 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.).
116 G.S. Blodgett Corporation.
115 Musical groups.
112 Dance recitals.
111 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.).
105 Restaurants.
97 Costume.
95 Winooski High School (Winooski, Vt.).
94 Chapels.
94 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
89 High school teachers.
88 Service stations.
88 Tap dancers.
86 Classrooms.
86 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.).
84 Banners.
83 Urban parks.
81 Vermont Structural Steel Corporation.
80 Veterans.
79 Christ the King Church (Burlington, Vt.).
79 Marriage.
78 Athletics.
78 Housing.
77 Choruses.
75 Animals.
72 Women veterans.
71 Drum majorettes.
70 First communion.
69 College graduates.
67 Nurses.
67 Street-railroad tracks.
64 Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery.
63 Bristol (Vt.).
63 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.).
62 Infants.
62 Mt. Abraham Union Middle/High School (Bristol, Vt.).
62 Shelburne Shipyard, Inc.
62 Worship programs.
61 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.).
61 Ships.
60 Advertising.
60 Railroad tracks.
60 Steamboats.
59 Toys.
57 Horses.
57 Ticonderoga (Steamship).
56 Department stores.
56 Offices.
55 United States Work Projects Administration.
50 Nazareth School (Burlington, Vt.).
49 Cake.
49 Warships.
47 Furniture.
46 Flowers.
46 St. Joseph School (Burlington, Vt.).
46 Vergennes (Vt.).
45 Christ the King School (Burlington, Vt.).
45 Dolls.
45 Middle school students.
45 Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter of Vermont.
42 Cathedral Grammar School (Burlington, Vt.).
42 Cheerleading.
41 Farms.
41 Milton (Vt.).
40 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.).
40 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont.
39 Battery Park (Vt.).
39 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.).
38 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.).
38 Circus performers.
36 Oil storage tanks.
36 S.S. Kresge Company.
35 Gas ovens.
35 Supreme Cootiette Club of the United States.
35 United States Public Works Administration.
34 Football.
32 Snowplows.
31 Painting.
30 Salvation Army.
29 Armed Forces -- Officers.
29 Heineberg Bridge (Chittenden County, Vt.).
29 Museums.
29 Statues.
29 Waste disposal sites.
28 Orchestra.
28 Swimming.
27 Chairs.
27 Lyman C. Hunt Middle School (Burlington, Vt.).
27 Snow removal.
27 St. Albans (Vt.).
26 Bowling.
26 Fanny Allen Hospital.
26 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.).
26 Tractors.
26 Traffic accidents.
25 Billboards.
25 Class reunions.
25 Saint Michael's College (Colchester, Vt.).
25 Winooski River (Vt.).
24 Cavalry.
24 Confirmation -- Catholic Church.
24 Santa Claus.
23 Barns.
23 Exhibitions.
23 Girl Scouts.
23 Military supplies.
23 St. Anthony Church (Burlington, Vt.).
22 Gardens.
22 Street signs.
21 First Baptist Church (Burlington, Vt.).
21 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.).
21 Tennis.
21 Theaters.
20 Mallets Bay (Vt.).
20 Rifles.
20 Sewage disposal.
20 Shelburne Museum.
20 Sheldon Academy of Beauty Culture (Burlington, Vt.).
20 Track and field athletes.
19 Buses.
19 Canoes and canoeing.
19 Cows.
19 Fraternal Order of Eagles.
19 Livestock.
18 Burlington Business College.
18 Railroad trains.
17 Camp Holy Cross (Vt.).
17 Drugstores.
17 Vermont Emergency Relief Administration.
16 Bank buildings.
16 Dairying -- Equipment and supplies.
16 First United Methodist Church (Burlington, Vt.).
16 Military weapons.
16 Piano.
16 Potash Brook (Vt.).
16 Radio stations.
16 Shelburne Public School (Shelburne, Vt.).
16 South Burlington Central School (Vt.).
16 Waitsfield (Vt.).
15 Airplanes.
15 Camp MacArthur (Vt.).
15 Cavalry horses.
15 DeGoesbriand Memorial Hospital (Burlington, Vt.).
15 Wake services.
14 Hotels.
14 Quarries and quarrying.
13 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.).
13 Blackface entertainers.
13 Flag raising and lowering.
13 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.
13 Parades.
13 Reunions.
13 Rivers.
12 Archery.
12 Ballerinas.
12 Christmas pageants.
12 Handicraft.
12 Sand and gravel mines and mining.
12 Snowblowers.
12 Wreckers (Vehicles).
11 Boy Scouts.
11 Exhibit booths.
11 Factories.
11 Farmhouses.
11 Fishes.
11 Flood damage.
11 Government vessels.
11 Robert Hull Fleming Museum.
11 Williston (Vt.).
10 Burlington Asphalt Plant (Burlington, Vt.).
10 Cemeteries.
10 Knights of Columbus.
10 Manufacturing and Tool Corp.
10 Milton Elementary School (Milton, Vt.).
10 Refuse and refuse disposal.
10 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.).
10 Strong Theater (Burlington, Vt.).
10 Tractors -- Equipment and supplies.
10 Trailers.
9 Radio broadcasters.
9 Saint Francis Xavier School (Winooski, Vt.).
9 Vermont Transit Company.
8 Cafeterias.
8 Centennial Field (Burlington, Vt.).
8 Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
8 Police.
8 St. Stephen's Church (Winooski, Vt.).
8 Totem poles.
7 Aircraft accidents.
7 Bombing and gunnery ranges.
7 Cattle.
7 Chickens -- Housing.
7 Chickens.
7 City Hall Park (Burlington, Vt.).
7 Convenience stores.
7 Essex Junction (Vt.).
7 J.K. Kidder Mfg. Co., Inc.
7 Minstrel shows.
7 Monuments.
6 Beauty operators.
6 Burlington Federal Savings.
6 High school students -- Track and field.
6 Montpelier (Vt.).
6 Plants.
6 Refrigerators.
6 Sepulchral monuments.
6 Tank trucks.
6 Volleyball.
5 Burlington (Vt.) Police Dept.
5 Elihu B. Taft Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.).
5 Hardware.
5 Penick & Ford Ltd. Inc.
5 Radio -- Receivers and reception.
5 Rifle practice.
5 Van Ness House.
5 Vermont 4-H Clubs.
5 Vermont Governor.
5 Waste disposal in the ground.
4 American Legion.
4 Bulls.
4 Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.).
4 Cosmetics.
4 General Electric Company.
4 Pool (game).
4 Post office buildings.
4 Puppets.
4 Richford (Vt.).
4 Richford High School (Richford, Vt.).
4 Stoves.
4 Vermont Industrial School.
4 Vermont State House (Montpelier, Vt.).
4 Wills, William H. 1882-1946.
3 A.M. Kidder & Co., Inc.
3 Boxing.
3 Bridge railings.
3 Burlington Rapid Transit Company.
3 Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Burlington, Vt.).
3 Covered bridges.
3 Culverts.
3 First Church of Christ, Scientist (Burlington, Vt.).
3 Fletcher Free Library.
3 Free Press Association (Burlington, Vt.).
3 Mobile homes.
3 Modern Woodmen of America.
3 Motels.
3 Sideshows.
3 Vaults (Strong rooms).
3 Vermont State Police.
3 Woodwork.
2 A.D. Pease Grain Co.
2 Basin Harbor (Vt.).
2 Compasses (Mathematical instruments).
2 Confraternity of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Rutland, Vt.).
2 Creameries.
2 Dams.
2 Hockey.
2 Lincoln Inn (Essex Junction, Vt.).
2 Manholes.
2 Mater Christi School (Burlington, Vt.).
2 Saint John Vianney Parish (South Burlington, Vt.).
2 South Burlington (Vt.).
2 Tattoo artists.
2 United Service Organizations (U.S.).
2 Vehicles, Military.
1 American Red Cross.
1 B'nai B'rith.
1 Blasting.
1 Chests.
1 Cre?ches (Nativity scenes).
1 Display of merchandise.
1 Firearms.
1 Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, Vt.).
1 Johnson (Vt.).
1 Kake Walk (Event).
1 Lakeview Cemetery (Burlington, Vt.).
1 Lighthouses.
1 Mansfield, Mount (Vt.).
1 Merchants National Bank (Burlington, Vt.).
1 Portrait photography
1 Radio actors and actresses.
1 Skating.
1 Snow sculpture.
1 St. Ambrose Church (Bristol, Vt.).
1 St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Saint Albans, Vt.).
1 Targets (Shooting).
1 Trays.
1 Turkeys.
1 Vergennes Inn (Vt.).
1 Warships..
4593 Burlington (Vt.)
235 Grand Isle (Vt.)
215 Middlebury (Vt.)
214 Champlain, Lake
211 Winooski (Vt.)
151 North Hero (Vt. : Town)
151 Shelburne (Vt.)
137 Colchester (Vt.)
120 Camp Marycrest (Vt.)
86 Fort Ethan Allen (Vt.)
63 Bristol (Vt.)
61 Ethan Allen Firing Range (Vt.)
46 Vergennes (Vt.)
41 Milton (Vt.)
39 Battery Park (Vt.)
39 Camp Birchcliffe (Vt.)
27 St. Albans (Vt.)
25 Winooski River (Vt.)
21 Queen City Park (South Burlington, Vt.)
20 Mallets Bay (Vt.)
17 Kamp Kill Kare (Vt.)
16 Potash Brook (Vt.)
16 Waitsfield (Vt.)
15 Camp Abnaki (Vt.)
15 Camp MacArthur (Vt.)
11 Williston (Vt.)
7 Essex Junction (Vt.)
6 Montpelier (Vt.)
4 Richford (Vt.)
2 Basin Harbor (Vt.)
2 South Burlington (Vt.)
1 Johnson (Vt.)
1 Mansfield, Mount (Vt.)
756 1945
410 1944
365 1951
321 1949
309 1947
295 1946
289 1952
255 1957
245 1956
189 1953
170 1948
161 1936
161 1959
159 1935
128 1950
124 1955
107 1958
93 1937
70 1954
68 1961
58 1940
56 1932
54 1960
51 1928
49 1942
45 1934
36 1941
34 1938
33 1931
33 1943
32 1930
23 1929
19 circa 1945
17 1939
15 1933
12 circa 1946
11 1927
6 circa 1947
5 1917
5 1922
5 circa 1948
3 1953-06-24 00:00:00
2 circa 1951
2 circa 1956
1 1914
1 1923
1 1925
1 1935-07-31 00:00:00
1 1950s
1 circa 1957
Collection Details
Title - Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Photographer - McAllister, L. L. (Louis L.), 1877-1963
Description - 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
Genre - photographs
Type of Resource - still image
Access Conditions - In Copyright
Access Conditions [Local] - For further information please contact Special Collections, University of Vermont Libaries at uvmsc@uvm.edu.
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