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

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Miniature of Trinity College - Sports & Activities
Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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    • Date Created: 1957
    • Description: 1957 Trinity College students displaying ski equipment and trophies in the gymnasium as members of either a ski club or team, or as athletes in general at Trinity College. Photo #2.
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    Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
    Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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      • Date Created: 1959
      • Description: Small co-ed group of Rice High School students, seated in the gym for a group photo.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Musical Ensembles
      Musical Ensembles
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        • Description: Burlington High school student band? Group assembled on stage in the auditorium located at the Edmunds High School building in Burlington, Vermont where BHS was held. Event may be All State. Undated. Photo #1?
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        Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
        Cathedral High School - Band
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          • Description: 1956 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band. Drum major and band director, Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), dressed in white, flank the close assembly of students and drum majorettes. Venue appears to be school ballroom or gymnasium with stage. A 48-star American flag and mountain scenery comprise the background. Photo no. 37.
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          Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
          Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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            • Date Created: 1959
            • Description: Rice High School students seated in the gym for a group photo.
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            Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
            Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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              • Date Created: 1959
              • Description: Drum majorettes! Photo taken in Rice Memorial High School gym.
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              Miniature of Rice Memorial High School - Groups
              Rice Memorial High School - Groups
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                • Date Created: 1959
                • Description: Large co-ed group of students at Rice Memorial High School seated in the gym for a group photo.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
                Winooski High School - Basketball (boys)
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                  • Description: Undated Winooski High School Boys' Basketball team. Photo #1.
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                  Miniature of Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
                  Winooski High School - Cheerleaders
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                    • Date Created: 1949
                    • Description: 1949 Winooski High School cheerleaders pose in formation in the gymnasium. They wear their school shirts with the letter "W" and megaphone. Photo #5.
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                    Miniature of Vergennes High School - Basketball
                    Vergennes High School - Basketball
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                      • Date Created: 1943-1944
                      • Description: 1943 -1944 Vergennes High School boys basketball team, with coaching and management staff, in the school gymnasium. (Vergennes high school was built in 1871, replaced in 1959 by Vergennes Union high school, and demolished in 1964.) Photo printed backwards. Photo #3.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs