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)...
Show moreLouis 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
Show less
Related Archival Collection
Pages
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #4.
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with some holding basketballs. Photo #2.
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1946/1947 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with trophy. Photo #1.
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1946/1947 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with panda bear mascot. Photo #3.
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1944/1945 portrait photo of boys' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #16.
- Title
- Milton High School - Activities
- Description
-
1944/1945 portrait photo of girls' basketball team at Milton High School with coach. Photo #4.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
- Description
-
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field. Photo #6.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
- Description
-
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team on the field.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Softball
- Description
-
1960 group photo of members dressed in school uniforms of the Mount St. Mary's Academy softball team kneeling outside on the grass. Photo #22.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
- Description
-
1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's girls basketball team. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
- Description
-
1956 group photo of Mount St. Mary's girls basketball team. School was located on Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Student Activities
- Description
-
Outside group photo of Mount St. Mary's girls basketball team in school uniforms. Girls kneel on the grass near a corner of the building. School was located at 100 Mansfield Ave in Burlington, Vermont. Circa 1954-1957.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's - Tennis
- Description
-
1952 photo of members of Mount St. Mary's Academy tennis team on the court. Photo #7.
- Title
- Mount St. Mary's Academy - Cheerleaders
- Description
-
1956 or 1957 photo of Mount St. Mary's Academy cheerleaders in uniform in cheering poses outside on the steps of the school with large megaphone with initials MSM. Photo #29
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1957 group portrait of Mt St Mary's basketball team inside the gymnasium. Photo #12
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1957 group portrait of Mt St Mary's basketball team inside the gymnasium. Photo #13
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1941 photo of seven members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing outside for a group portrait. Photo #20.
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1948 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing for a group portrait in the gymnasium. Photo #14.
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1955 photo of members of the Mt St Mary's basketball team posing in the gymnasium with the nun coach.
- Title
- Mt. St. Mary's - Basketball
- Description
-
1956 or 1957 photo of Mt St Mary's basketball team posing for a group portrait inside on stage in M formation. Photo #26.