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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Cathedral High School
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    • Date Created: 1959
    • Description: 1959 photo of students, priests and nuns standing outside on the steps of the Cathedral High School in Burlington, Vermont for a class picture.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


    Cathedral High School - Band
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      • Date Created: 1944
      • Description: 1944 photo of the Cathedral High School marching band, with bandmaster Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959), assembled in front of the Pearl St. entrance of the high school. Photo #15.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


      Cathedral High School - Basketball
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        • Date Created: 1957
        • Description: 1957 photo of Cathedral High School boys' basketball team with coach in the school gymnasium. Photo #44.
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


        Cathedral High School - Basketball
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          • Date Created: 1953
          • Description: 1953 Cathedral High School girls' basketball team with coach and a banner with the word "Cathedral". Photo #5.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


          Cathedral High School - Football Teams
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            • Description: A portrait of the Cathedral High School football team standing on the steps of the main entrance to the school. The photograph is dated 1947. Photo #2.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


            Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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              • Date Created: 1952
              • Description: 1952 portrait photo of a large group of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #3.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


              Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 portrait photo of students of a Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception religion class outside on the steps of the church. Photo #2.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception - Religion Classes
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                  • Date Created: 1956/1957
                  • Description: 1956/1957 portrait photo of students of a Cathechism religion class outside on the steps of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                  Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay)
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                    • Date Created: 1958
                    • Description: 1958 Champlain Marine Co Inc (Malletts Bay) photo. Side view of two yachts or pleasure boats in dry dock lined up in an open shed next to an unpaved access road. Photo #5. See also mcalA01F11i07
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs


                    Champlain Transportation Co. - "The City of Burlington"
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                      • Date Created: 1936-07-02
                      • Description: July 2, 1936 photo of the Champlain Transportation Company "City of Burlington" ferry. This may be part of the launching as the boat is being pulled by a tug boat and many people crowd the viewing. Photo #65.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs