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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104 Burlington (Vt.). 86 Musical groups. 77 Bands (Music). 56 High school students. 48 Portrait photography. 37 Cathedral High School (Burlington, Vt.). 25 College students. 25 Drum majorettes. 23 University of Vermont. 21 College teachers. 19 Girls. 14 Church buildings. 14 Orchestra. 14 Piano. 12 Burlington High School (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Burlington City Hall (Burlington, Vt.). 10 Gymnasiums. 9 Auditoriums. 9 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vt.). 8 Boys. 8 Mount St. Mary's Academy (Burlington, Vermont). 7 Burlington Memorial Auditorium (Burlington, Vt.). 5 Men. 5 Students. 5 Trinity College (Burlington, Vt.). 4 Buildings. 4 Children. 4 High school teachers. 4 Restaurants. 4 Street photography. 4 Young women. 3 Banners. 3 Black Cat Cafe (Burlington, Vt.). 3 Choruses. 3 Radio stations. 2 Actors. 2 Battery Park (Vt.). 2 Cake. 2 Camping. 2 Edmunds Elementary School (Burlington, Vt.). 2 Middle school students. 2 Milton Middle/High School (Milton, Vt.). 2 Minstrel shows. 2 North Hero (Vt. : Town). 2 Theaters. 2 Urban parks. 2 Veterans. 2 Women veterans. 2 Women. 2 Young men. 1 Barns. 1 Camp Abnaki (Vt.). 1 Camp Marycrest (Vt.). 1 Camps. 1 Chapels. 1 Choirs (Music). 1 Classrooms. 1 Dance. 1 First Congregational Church (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Fletcher Free Library. 1 High school buildings. 1 High school students -- Dramatic production. 1 Interior architecture. 1 Monuments. 1 Nuns. 1 Priests. 1 Rice Memorial High School (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Soldiers. 1 St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Burlington, Vt.). 1 Statues. 1 Tap dancers. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Ladies Auxiliary. Dept. of Vermont. 1 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. 1 Weddings. 1 Worship programs.

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Miniature of Cathedral High School - Band
Cathedral High School - Band
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    • Date Created: 1956
    • 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. 39.
    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
    Miniature of Mt. St. Mary's Convent
    Mt. St. Mary's Convent
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      • Date Created: 1955
      • Description: Sister of Mercy and student during a piano lesson. Dated 1955.
      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
      Miniature of Parizo's Sunset Ranch
      Parizo's Sunset Ranch
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        • Date Created: 1937
        • Description: Summer, 1937 photo of a Texas-style swing band in front of Parizo's Sunset Ranch, very likely a popular barn dance venue. Musicians are dressed in cowboy attire and playing their instruments: 2 guitars, violin, mandolin, and banjo. Each is identified by first names(l.-r.): Danny, Shorty, Tex, Ray, and Pewe (Pee-wee?).
        • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
        Miniature of Trinity College - Sports & Activities
        Trinity College - Sports & Activities
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          • Date Created: 1949
          • Description: 1949 Music lesson or rehearsal at Trinity College. Faculty member is probably Miss Dorothy Hunt.
          • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
          Miniature of Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
          Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
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            • Date Created: 1952
            • Description: 1952. Monroe School Band from Monroe, New Hampshire assembled on the steps of Burlington Vermont's City Hall (facing west). Photo #3.
            • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
            Miniature of UVM - ROTC Band
            UVM - ROTC Band
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              • Description: The UVM ROTC Band (aka "Co-ed Band") in formation in front of the Billings Library. Director Dr. Joseph Lechnyr (d. 1959) is in the front row, center. Photo dated 1953.
              • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
              Miniature of Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
              Vermont Music Festival - Bands (Burlington, VT)
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                • Date Created: 1952
                • Description: 1952 school band poses in front of the west entrance of City Hall as participants in the Vermont Music Festival (Burlington, VT) Photo #9.
                • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                Miniature of WJOY Radio
                WJOY Radio
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                  • Date Created: 1946-1947
                  • Description: 1946 or 1947 photo of country western group of musicians in the ABC WJOY radio studio with banner. Photo #2.
                  • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                  Miniature of Piano - Recitals
                  Piano - Recitals
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                    • Date Created: 1952
                    • Description: Formal portrait of a young pianist on the occasion of her piano recital.
                    • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
                    Miniature of Theatricals
                    Theatricals
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                      • Date Created: 1948-1949
                      • Description: 1948 / 1949 photo of performers, some in blackface assembled on a stage with a large shield shaped sign reading "P of H" Photo #1.
                      • Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs